Hal Wilson’s Blog

Thanks to all of you who attended The Gathering this Sunday.I had a blast speaking to the 8:30 and 10:00 service on fatherhood.

As promised I am posting some “stuff”I hope you find interesting.Please let me know.

Fatherless children represent:

• 63% of teen suicides
• 70% of juveniles in state-operated institutions
• 71% of high school dropouts
• 75% of children in chemical abuse centers
• 80% of rapists
• 85% of youths in prison
• 85% of children with exhibit behavioral disorders
• 90% of homeless and runaway children.

Children Learn What They Live - by Dorothy Law Nolte, Ph.D.

• If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn.
• If children live with hostility, they learn to fight.
• If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive
• If children live with pity, that learn to feel sorry for themselves.
• If children live with ridicule, they learn to feel shy.
• If children live with jealousy, they learn to feel envy.
• If children live with shame, they learn to feel guilty.
• If children live with encouragement, they learn confidence.
• If children live with tolerance, they learn patience.
• if children live with praise, they learn appreciation.
• If children live with acceptance, they learn to love.
• If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves.
• If children live with recognition,they learn it is good to have a goal.
• If children live with sharing, they learn generosity.
• If children live with honesty, they learn truthfulness.
• If children live with fairness, they learn justice.
• If children live with kindness and consideration, they learn respect.
• If children live with security,they learn to have faith in themselves and in those about them.
• If children live with friendliness, they learn the world is a nice place in which to live.

Television & Health

• Television statistics according to the A.C.Nielsen Co., the average American watches more than 4 hours of TV each day.  In a 65-year life, that person will have spent 9 years glued
• Family Life - number of hours per day that TV is on in an average U.S. home: 6 hours, 47 minutes
• Children - number of minutes per week that parents spend in meaningful conversation with their children: 3.5
• Violence - number of murders seen on TV by the time an average child finishes elementary school: 8,000.  Number of violent acts seen on TV by age 18: 200,000.

I hope you find this info useful as well as interesting.

Please continue to keep the Wilsons in your thoughts and prayers.

God Bless. Hal