I have been pondering the idea of 'expectations', as in 'what kind of behavior should you expect from a 1 year old child?' This is the conclusion I have come to: when a child is born, his parents should EXPECT him to behave as an adult. Yes, that sounds weird...but if you are a Christian person, you believe that your child should grow into an adult that exhibits the Fruits of the Spirit--namely, Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-Control. (Galatians 5:22). So when that child is born, you should expect him to have a character that exhibits these fruits. If you do, than when you look at the child and see him exhibiting behavior that doesn't fit the picture, you correct him. It's a simple concept, but I think it's a very profound one. If you merely 'expect' your baby to act like a baby, he's not going to be trained to be anything different than a baby. Children are supposed to grow into adults, so all the training of childhood is aimed at creating a good adult. If a parent only expects their child to be a child of a particular age group, that's what they're going to get."

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