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| 10 Ways to Build Relationships With Your Children by Ken Jones
Rob Flood, one of the editors of Family Life wrote a great article on ways to build relationships with your kids. I loved a couple of them, especially: Never travel alone: A trip to Kmart or Home Depot for a tool or some material for maintenance on your home can provide the perfect opportunity to talk with one of your kids about what’s up in their world. Don’t miss the chance to have car time with your kids while your working on a project. Always speak well of your kids: “Harsh words,” Rob writes, “can rob any relationship of its depth and closeness. A harsh word can tear apart the good done in a great number of good times.” Be creative, and consciously look for ways to cheer and encourage your kids about their character, their loyalty or their relational development. Stay tuned to the family frequency: In the ebb and flow of everyday life, practice or develop the habit of keeping one ear tuned in to the family frequency. When your kids are interacting with one another, what’s the tone of the conversation? When your child asks you a question, and you’re busy working on your computer, make sure you’re aware of what’s being asked of you … the first time it’s asked. If you’re in the dad business, you already know the daunting task of building relationships with your kids can be a challenge. If you’d like to read the rest of Rob’s “10 Ways to Build Relationships with your Children,” click below: http://www.familylife.com/articles/article_detail.asp?id=1150 | Top | Share Your Thoughts... Be the first to comment on this article! |
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When I was a kid growing up, my dad was a carpenter. Every night when he came home from work, I could smell wood and see the sawdust on his boots. He wore overalls most of the time, and when he walked through the door of our house in the evenings, dinner bucket in his hand, I knew he had been working hard at his craft. It showed in his face and his weary walk. Building, you see, is hard work. It takes planning and effort and great skill. Building a family is tough work, too. And as a dad over the years, I’ve learned that having certain tools and plans in my “dad tool box” makes a difficult job a little easier.
