We have covered a lot of material in this book, and it might be helpful to offer a checklist of the major points.

• Do the parents have godly child training as a major priority and objective? 
• Are the parents doing everything possible to see that the children are born again?
• Are the parents living consistent Christian lives?
• Do the parents have an effective private Bible study habit?
• Do they have a daily family altar?
• Are they faithful to a sound church?
• Are the parents avoiding any glaring sin that would undermine their discipline?
• Do the husband and wife have a wholesome relationship together in the Lord?
• Is the father the spiritual head of the home?
• Is the husband loving his wife and communicating with her?
• Does the wife have a godly, submissive spirit?
• Is the mother a “keeper at home”?
• Is the home filled with spiritual music?
• Are the children being disciplined effectively and is the rod incorporated properly into the disciplinary program?
• Is the discipline being applied consistently?
• Is the discipline being applied persistently?
• Is the rod being used with sufficient force to produce obedience?
• Are the children being taught obedience and respect for authority?
• Are the children being taught to have a good attitude?
• Are the children being taught to obey quickly rather than given multiple warnings?
• Is the discipline being administered in love?
• Are the parents carefully guarding themselves against disciplining the children in anger?
• Are the children being taught that they cannot sass back or resist the discipline?
• Are the children being grounded in the Bible? Are they being trained to have their own personal daily Bible study habits?
• Are the children being taught how to study and interpret the Bible?
• Are the parents in close communication with the children?
• Are the father and mother acting in harmony before the children? 
• Are the parents keeping and guarding the children’s hearts?
• Is the father careful to avoid provoking his children to wrath?
• Are the parents closely overseeing all areas of the children’s lives?
• If the children have reached adolescence, are the parents still in close communication with them and overseeing their lives?
• Are the parents candid before the children and do they confess their sins and errors when needful?
• Are the children being taught the biblical basis for rules and restrictions? 
• Are they being taught how to apply the Bible to their daily lives and decisions? 
• Are the parents praying daily and earnestly for the children?
• Are the children being separated from the evil things of the world, such as Hollywood, pop music, immodest fashions, and unwholesome video games and literature? 
• Is any Internet usage under godly control?
• Are the children being taught how to serve the Lord? Are they involved in ministry?
• Are the children in a sound, spiritually-healthy Bible-believing fundamentalist church?
• Are the parents supporting the church’s standards?
• Are the children being educated in a wholesome Christian school or home school?

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