Parenting Teens - August 24, 2012

Day 8 - Home - A Place of Fun

Home is a place for fun!

•As parents we may need to lighten up •Teenagers want to be where the fun is •Can they bring friends home? Consider creating some teenager-friendly space in your house •Have relaxed family meal times •Laugh together •The value of family vacations

Question:
What changes would you like to make to your family’s home life, to intentionally have fun together?

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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