Yes, I did spell it right, yes it is a real word…well a Hebrew word, it is pronounced “Khaw-nak”. It is the Hebrew word for our word “train”; it means “palate of your mouth”. In Hebrew cultures (a long time ago) a woman would give birth to a baby and then give the baby to the midwife. The midwife would take paste and put it on the palate of the baby’s mouth (the chanak). The paste would initiate an appetite for the baby and it would help the baby desire to nurse.
So when we think of “training” our children we need to get a sense of what that means. We are initiating appetites in them…some good, some not so good. As a parent what appetites are you initiating in your children? What have you taught them to do, whether intentional or not?
I want to cover some helpful tips that we as parents most likely know, but may need to be reminded of. I want to look at areas of our children’s lives that we should be training them in (creating an appetite). This week we will cover the importance of carefully choosing friends, and also the importance of being kind to others.
