Parenting Teens - September 1, 2012

Day 16 - Love Language - Kind Actions

Parenting Teenagers

Doing kind actions is one of the five love languages.

• see the regular kind actions you do on their behalf as a way of showing them your love • look for opportunities to do something extra for them • be careful not to rescue them otherwise they won't learn from their mistakes • give teenagers increasing responsibility o don't do everything for them • remind them to express gratitude for what we or others do for them

Question:
How could the list of ranked love languages you made yesterday be helpful in your parenting this week?

From Series: "Parenting Teenagers"

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  • physical contact is vital to a child – for boys as much as girls
  • a primary way of conveying our love for our children
  • for some parents being demonstrative doesn’t come naturally
  • we can all learn
  • create daily routines that involve physical affection

How natural do you find it to give affectionate touch to your child(ren)?  Does this relate to your own childhood experiences?

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