Prov. 22:6, "Train up a child in the way he should go...." he will not leave that way when he's old.

The Hebrew word here translated "train" is translated "dedicate" in every other passage where it occurs. To dedicate means "to renew, inaugurate, or initiate." Parents are commanded by God to initiate or start their child in a certain direction. He is not to be allowed to follow the path his soulish nature would take him, but he is to be set on a new path. Dedication is not just a one-time initiation, but incorporates the entire training process. The result of this training is for this new way to become the child's own way of life. When this training transpires, the child will not leave the path even as he grows older and becomes an adult. Learn how to raise Godly kids