Day 6 – Practicing Healthy Relationships (and Parenting Alone)

Parenting Teens - September 3, 2012

Day 18 - Engaging in Dialogue

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We look at the role of dialogue in effective communications.

Be available
• demonstrating we're available and ready to listen helps our teenagers open up • take opportunities for significant conversations when they come up - not always at the most convenient moments for us! • set aside regular time to talk

Question:
What are the principal interests your teenager enjoys talking about?

From Series: "Parenting Teenagers"

Study Guide

More Messages Associated With "Family"...

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 1 - Introduction		August 17, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 5 – Experiencing & Observing Healthy Relationships		August 17, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 2 - Making Adjustments		August 18, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 6 – Practicing Healthy Relationships (and Parenting Alone)		August 18, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 3 - Making Adjustments Part II		August 19, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 7 – Setting Goals and The Importance of Play		August 19, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 4 - Understanding the Pressures		August 20, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 8 – Screentime		August 20, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 4 - The Third and Fourth Seasons of Marriage - Autumn and Winter	Marriage Course	August 20, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 5 - Remembering our Long Term Aim		August 21, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 9 – The Importance of Bonding		August 21, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 6 - Home - A Place of Safety and Acceptance		August 22, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 10 – The Importance of Establishing Routines		August 22, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 7 - Home - A Place to Learn Good Values		August 23, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 11 – Bedtimes	Parenting Children	August 23, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 8 - Home - A Place of Fun		August 24, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 12 – Introduction to the Love Languages		August 24, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 8 - Nurture Each Other	Marriage Course	August 24, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 13 – Introduction to the Love Languages II	Parenting Children	August 25, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 9 - The Art of Communication	Marriage Course	August 25, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 9 - Home - A Place to Learn Good Relationships		August 25, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 14 – Love Language – Affirming Words	Parenting Children	August 26, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 10 - Effective Communication	Marriage Course	August 26, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 10 - Family and Meal Times		August 26, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 15 – Love Language – Affectionate and Appropriate Touch	Parenting Children	August 27, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 11 - The importance of listening	Marriage Course	August 27, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 11 - Love Languages	Parenting Teens	August 27, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 16 – Love Language – One to One Time		August 28, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 12 - Love Language - One to One Time	Parenting Teens	August 28, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 17 – Love Language – Thoughtful Presents	Parenting Children	August 29, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 12 - Hindrances to Listening - Filters	Marriage Course	August 29, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 13 - Love Language - Affirming Words	Parenting Teens	August 29, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 18 – Love Language – Kind Actions	Parenting Children	August 30, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 14 - Love Language - Affectionate Touch	Parenting Teens	August 30, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 15 - Love Language - Thoughtful Presents	Parenting Teens	August 31, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 19 – Summary of the Love Languages	Parenting Children	September 1, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 16 - Love Language - Kind Actions	Parenting Teens	September 1, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 17 - Effective Communications	Parenting Teens	September 2, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 18 - Engaging in Dialogue	Parenting Teens	September 3, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 20 - Combining Love and Limits - Why Boundaries Matter	Parenting Children	September 3, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 19 - Effective Communications Strategies Part I	Parenting Teens	September 4, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 21 - The Challenges of Setting Boundaries	Parenting Children	September 4, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 20 - Effective Communications Strategies Part II	Parenting Teens	September 5, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 22 - Where do we set boundaries	Parenting Children	September 5, 2012	Watch	Listen
Day 21 - Effective Communications Strategies Part III	Parenting Teens	September 6, 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