The most important lesson for the child to learn in this period is that HE IS AN INDIVIDUAL UNDER AUTHORITY. He has been made by God and has a responsibility to obey God in all things. The key passage of Scripture for this period is: Children obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother,”—which is the first commandment with a promise—“that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” (Ephesians 6:1–3)
