I recently ran across this list of rule for Susanna Wesley. She had 19 children including hymn writer Charles Wesley and preacher John Wesley (The original Methodist). I am not sure if it is 100% accurate or real, but it is still an intriguing list. So here you go:
1.Eating between meals is not allowed
2.As children they are to be in bed by 8:00 PM
3.They are required to take medicine without complaining
4.They were to subdue their self-will so that they might be open to God’s salvation
5.Teach a child to pray as soon as he can speak
6.Require all to be still during worship
7.Give them nothing that they cry for, and only that which is asked for politely
8.To prevent lying, punish no fault which is at first confessed and repented
9.Never allow a sinful act to go unpunished
10.Never punish a child twice for a single offense
11.Commend and reward good behavior
12.Any attempt to please, even if poorly performed should be commended
13.Preserve property rights, even in smallest matters (respect what belongs to others)
14.Strictly keep all promises
15.Require no daughter to work before she can read well (finish your education)
16.Teach children to fear the lord.
One of her sons, John Wesley, said of his mother, “I learned more about Christianity from my mother than from all of the theologians in England.”