Parenting Children - September 3, 2012

Day 20 - Combining Love and Limits - Why Boundaries Matter

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

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

From Series: "Parenting Children Ages 0-10"

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3. Model how to resolve conflict well

  • allow your children to see you, as adults, resolving conflict and making up
  • when we make mistakes as parents, we must say sorry to our children
  • when they make mistakes, we must forgive
  • don’t allow hurt and buried anger to fester

How could you give your child(ren) a good model for resolving conflict?

 

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