Parenting Teens - August 22, 2012

Day 6 - Home - A Place of Safety and Acceptance

We look at the importance of our home being a place of safety and acceptance.

•Our family can be a shelter from the different storm our teenagers will face: disappointment, failure, rejection
•When they are hurt, they need our comfort and consolation
•We can demonstrate this practically by allowing them to talk and by listening to them
•Effective communication with teens requires time
•Discussing and debating with teenagers is more effective than lecturing and judging them.


Question:
What changes would you like to make to your family’s home life, in the area of safety and acceptance?

Study Guide

More Messages Associated With "Family"...

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Why do we set boundaries?

  • the foundation of effective discipline is unconditional love
  • a child growing up wants and needs to know where the boundaries are and who is going to enforce them

Discipline develops three things:

  • self- discipline (for morally responsible behavior)
  • a respect for authority (parental and other)

a sense of security

Have you tried one of the five love languages in a new way?  What happened?

 

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