Ryan Sim - September 11, 2012

Day 13 - A Life Centred on God

Christianity 101

We look at life using a wheel diagram, with God at the center.

Question: When have you taken something secondary in life, and acted like it was all-important? What happened? Which famous person’s quote resonates most with you?

From the Bible: Read John 3-4 and reflect - if you could start life over like Nicodemus or the woman at the well, what would you do differently?

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4. Be one step ahead

  • use distraction, distract your child from the issue causing conflict
  • develop your own tarntlu rules to avoid regular arguments

5. Give choices

  • being given choices is an important part of a child’s learning to take responsibility
  • give choices over issues that are unimportant,
  • Which of your toys do you want to take?” and “Do you want to play on the beach or go swimming?”
  • giving choices helps to defuse conflict

6. Stay in control

  • avoid being dragged into shouting matches our emotional reactions can give children a sense of power over us – like allowing them to press a “big red button” on our chests to see us react. getting angry, chasing them, getting upset
  • find a way to give realistic warnings

don’t be manipulated by your child(ren)’s shouting, whining, or tantrums

How can you stay in control of yourself when faced with bad behaviour?

 

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