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CloseParenting Children - August 17, 2012
Day 5 – Experiencing & Observing Healthy Relationships
Children learn to relate through experiencing, observing, and practicing various relationships within the family:
• parent-child
• mother-father
• sibling-sibling
• grandparent-grandchild
• uncles, aunts, cousins, etc.
Experiencing: parent-child relationship
• children learn to love through experiencing their parents. unconditional love
• important for children to feel accepted for who they are
Our love and acceptance give our children confidence through building in them:
• security (knowing they are loved not for what they do, but for who they are)
• self-worth (knowing they are of value - their self-worth is based on what they think we, their parents, think of them)
• significance (knowing there is a purpose to their lives, and that they have a worthwhile contribution to make)
Ultimately security, self-worth and Significance come from God
• we model God’s parenthood of us
• parents are in loco dei (in His place to represent Him)
Observing: mother-father (and other adult) relationships
• children learn to relate through observing adult relationships
• how we, their parents, speak and listen to each other
• the physical affection we show
• whether and how we resolve conflicts
• children need to see firsthand the modeling of an intimate, committed adult relationship
• if parenting together, consider doing The Marriage Course to invest in your relationship
• if not parenting together, work at having thebest possible relationship with your child’s other parent (resolving conflict, forgiveness, consistency, etc.)
Question:
Where is your child learning most about how to build healthy relationships?
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- we can become highly selective in our listening
- most of us take listening for granted, yet it is possible to close OUR ears
- listening has the power to make our husband or wife feel loved and valued
- one of the most important skills to learn for a strong marriage
- the Bible places great value on listening effectively
How do you feel when you are listened to? How do you feel when you are not listened to? To whom would you go if you needed a listening ear? What makes that person a good listener?