Some parents raise many a storm by their lack of self-control. Instead of kindly asking the children to do this or that, they order them in a scolding tone, and at the same time a censure or reproof is on their lips which the children have not merited. Parents, this course pursued toward your children destroys their cheerfulness and ambition. They do your bidding, not from love, but because they dare not do otherwise. Their heart is not in the matter. It is a drudgery, instead of a pleasure, and this often leads them to forget to follow out all your directions, which increases your irritation, and makes it still worse for the children. The faultfinding is repeated, their bad conduct arrayed before them in glowing colors, until discouragement comes over them, and they are not particular whether they please or not. A spirit of “I don't care” seizes them, and they seek that pleasure and enjoyment away from home, away from their parents, which they do not find at home. They mingle with str…
"And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord."
The EGW passage elaborates on the principle of not provoking children to wrath, detailing how scolding and faultfinding can lead to discouragement and rebellion, which aligns directly with the principle in Ephesians 6:4.
"Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged."
The EGW passage elaborates on the principle of not provoking children to anger, detailing how scolding and faultfinding can lead to discouragement and rebellion, which aligns directly with the principle in Colossians 3:21.