Parenting Teens - August 31, 2012

Day 15 - Love Language - Thoughtful Presents

Parenting Teenagers

Giving thoughtful presents is one of the five love languages.

• a way of showing our unconditional love • not only dependent on their behavior or performance • to celebrate birthdays, Christmas, other holidays • use presents to celebrate achievements or to bring consolation when they're struggling • can be small but make big impact • find out what’s special for each child

Question:
Try to rank the five love languages in order of importance for you, and then for each of your children.

From Series: "Parenting Teenagers"

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  • our children crave to be noticed by us and crave our attention
  • special time with each child develops their self-esteem and their ability to relate to others
  • can be difficult for us as parents to recognize this need and to fulfill it
  • the more children we have, the more planning and conscious effort it takes
  • channels of communication are opened through spending one-on-one time with our child(ren)
  • can transform a child’s behavior
  • eye contact:
    • can be used either positively or negatively
    • children learn by modeling – if we do it, they’ll do it
    • easy when they are babies – but don’t give up eye contact as they get older
    • good eye contact goes hand in hand with active listening

Do you have fond memories of 1:1 time with a parent?  What memories can you create with your children one on one?

 

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