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CloseParenting Children - August 21, 2012
Day 9 – The Importance of Bonding
• for children, love is spelled T.I.M.E.
• children need quantity time as well as quality time
• significance of first eighteen months of a child's life
• who will be our child's main caregiver?
It can be hard to work out balance of parenting and employment
• working at home/from home
• full-time/part-time
• the time we spend with our children is more powerful in communicating our love than anything we say
We need to prioritize our time
• learning when to said "yes" to our children and "no" to other people and things
• the only place we are indispensable is at home
• we need to plan our time
• time with the people who are most precious to us doesn't just happen
• if married, plan marriage time" each week
• as a parent, plan "family time" each week
• plan some one-to-one time with each child (we will look at this in detail later in the course)
We need to protect our time from:
• the TV
• the telephone
• other people
• our work
Question:
What demands on your time stop you from spending time with your children?
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Day 1 - Introduction | August 13, 2012 | Watch | Listen | ||
Day 2 - Challenges | August 14, 2012 | Watch | Listen | ||
Day 3 – Family Provides Support | August 15, 2012 | Watch | Listen | ||
Day 4 – Family Provides Fun & A Moral Compass | August 16, 2012 | Watch | Listen | ||
Day 5 – Experiencing & Observing Healthy Relationships | August 17, 2012 | Watch | Listen | ||
Day 6 – Practicing Healthy Relationships (and Parenting Alone) | August 18, 2012 | Watch | Listen | ||
Day 7 – Setting Goals and The Importance of Play | August 19, 2012 | Watch | Listen | ||
Day 8 – Screentime | August 20, 2012 | Watch | Listen | ||
Day 9 – The Importance of Bonding | August 21, 2012 | Watch | Listen | ||
Day 10 – The Importance of Establishing Routines | August 22, 2012 | Watch | Listen | ||
Day 11 – Bedtimes | Parenting Children | August 23, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 12 – Introduction to the Love Languages | August 24, 2012 | Watch | Listen | ||
Day 13 – Introduction to the Love Languages II | Parenting Children | August 25, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 14 – Love Language – Affirming Words | Parenting Children | August 26, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 15 – Love Language – Affectionate and Appropriate Touch | Parenting Children | August 27, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 16 – Love Language – One to One Time | August 28, 2012 | Watch | Listen | ||
Day 17 – Love Language – Thoughtful Presents | Parenting Children | August 29, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 18 – Love Language – Kind Actions | Parenting Children | August 30, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 19 – Summary of the Love Languages | Parenting Children | September 1, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 20 - Combining Love and Limits - Why Boundaries Matter | Parenting Children | September 3, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 21 - The Challenges of Setting Boundaries | Parenting Children | September 4, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 22 - Where do we set boundaries | Parenting Children | September 5, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 23 - Setting Boundaries Part I | Parenting Children | September 6, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 24 - Setting Boundaries Part II | Parenting Children | September 7, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 25 - Helping Children Make Good Choices Part I | Parenting Children | September 8, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 26 - Helping Children Make Good Choices Part II | Parenting Children | September 9, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 27 - Helping Children Make Good Choices Part III | Parenting Children | September 10, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 28 - Helping Children Make Good Choices Part IV | Parenting Children | September 11, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 29 - Modeling and Practicing Relationships - The Power of Listening | Parenting Children | September 12, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 30 - The Power of Listening - Part I | Parenting Children | September 13, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 31 - The Power of Listening - Part II | Parenting Children | September 14, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 32 - Relationships with siblings and other children Part I | Parenting Children | September 15, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 33 - Relationships with siblings and other children Part II | Parenting Children | September 16, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 34 - Relationships with siblings and other children Part III | Parenting Children | September 17, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 35 - Handling anger - Ours and theirs | Parenting Children | September 18, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 36 - Helping our children manage their anger - Toddler tantrums | Parenting Children | September 19, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 37 - Helping our children manage their anger - Older children Ages 5-10 | Parenting Children | September 20, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 38 - Teaching our children to manage their anger | Parenting Children | September 21, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 39 - Teaching our children to manage their anger Part II | Parenting Children | September 22, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 40 - Encouraging Responsibility | Parenting Children | September 23, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 41 - Symptoms of Unhealthy Control | Parenting Children | September 24, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 42 - Good Choices - Sex | Parenting Children | September 25, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 43 - Good Choices - The Internet, Games, Drugs and Alcohol | Parenting Children | September 26, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 44 - Passing on Beliefs and Values - Answering Questions | Parenting Children | September 27, 2012 | Listen | ||
Day 45 - Passing on Beliefs and Values At Home, With Others and On Money | Parenting Children | September 28, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 46 - Praying for our children | Parenting Children | September 29, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 47 - Developing family traditions, routines, and rituals | Parenting Children | September 30, 2012 | Watch | Listen | |
Day 48 - Conclusion | Parenting Children | October 1, 2012 | Watch | Listen |
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- never too soon to start (see the account of John the Baptist in the womb in Luke 1:44, The Bible)
- never too late to start (see the Parable of the Lost Son in Luke 15: 11-24, The Bible)
- turn fears and longings into prayers
- when to pray:
- with them before they go to sleep
- teaching them to pray (thank you, sorry, please)
- on our own
- with others
- in traffic jams or when cleaning up or ironing
- when prompted (often at moments of potential danger or temptation for our child)
- everyday
what to pray for:
- friendships
- schools
- their health
- their safety
- their marriage partner (most children will marry one day and their marriage partner may well already be alive somewhere)
- their response to God’s love
- their characters – use the fruit of the Spirit as a list to pray through: love. joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (see Galatians 5: 22-23, The Bible)
- pray with them, particularly at bedtime
- pray for yourselves as parents
Take some time to pray for your child(ren), and plan to make it a regular routine. Our Christianity 101 Course may help you explore the topic of prayer, God and Christianity in more depth.
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