Parenting Teens - August 31, 2012

Day 15 - Love Language - Thoughtful Presents

Giving thoughtful presents is one of the five love languages.

• a way of showing our unconditional love • not only dependent on their behavior or performance • to celebrate birthdays, Christmas, other holidays • use presents to celebrate achievements or to bring consolation when they're struggling • can be small but make big impact • find out what’s special for each child

Question:
Try to rank the five love languages in order of importance for you, and then for each of your children.

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Home is a place where teenagers learn how to build healthy relationships.

  • Teenagers learn to relate through observing adult relationships
  • If parenting together, invest in your relationship (take our marriage course!)
  • If parenting on your own, build the best relationship you can with the other parent, when possible
  • Nurture other adult friendships
  • Mealtimes together – teenagers learn to talk, listen, debate issues, and respect others’ views
  • Regular family time – having fun together ias a family helps build relationships between parents and children and between siblings (consider having a weekly “family night”)

How can you intentionally model healthy relationships with others in your life, for your teenager to learn from?