Children

Rules Mrs. Wesley Set Up For Her Children At Home

(Mother of John and Charles Wesley)

1. No eating between meals

2. All children in bed by 8:00 p.m.

3. Take your medicine without complaining.

4. Subdue self-will in each child.

5. Work with God to save the soul of each child.

6. Teach child to pray as soon as he can speak.

7. Require all to be still during family worship.

8. Give children nothing they cry for.

9. Give them only what they ask for politely.

10. To prevent lying, punish a fault which is first confessed.

11. Don't allow a sinful act to go unpunished.

12. Preserve property rights, even in the smallest matters.

13. Command and reward good behavior.

14. Strictly observe all promises.

15. Require no daughter to work before she can read well.

16. Teach children to fear the Lord.

I was talking with someone a few weeks ago about Mrs. Wesley and some of the rules she had for raising her children. I thought they were interesting enough to share.