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When it comes to parenting your kids, where do you put your focus? Are you fixated on helping them learn all the right information so they can be âsuccessfulâ in life (whatever that means)? Are you intent on getting them onto the right team or into the right class or attached to the right group of friends so they can excel in the world? None of these things are inherently bad or wrong, but they might not be the best things for you to focus on. What if you decided to really focus on their heart and cared for them in a way that goes beyond the mechanics of life? What if your care for them led them to a place where they experienced life in a different way and felt a true sense of peace?
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This weeks ten minutes provides some great ideas for Personal God Things to Share With Your Child to encourage their spiritual growth.
Many parents communicate that they are at a loss when it comes to answering kidsâ tough questions about God. For example, when someone close passes awayâa friend or family memberâparents scramble to teach their kids about life, death and heaven. More often than not, parents end up avoiding complicated matters altogether!
Instead of waiting until certain topics come up, make a list of subjects you want to talk about and begin addressing them one by one, casually, but through your eyes. How do youknow God is real? Share that with your child! How have you experienced Godâs love? Try to express this in a way they can understand; this means talking to your child about what you believe personally.
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Weâre talking for the next 10 minutes about the difference between discipline and punishment, and how the words are often used interchangeably but are quite different.
To review, punishment seeks to control a personâs behavior by fear or retribution, or by inflicting pain to motivate change. Discipline, however, seeks to tie the unwanted behavior to a natural or logical consequence for that behavior. Discipline does not connect a childâs identity to their choices.
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Today's 10 Minutes is focused on handling frustration, anger, and arguments in the home. John 16:33 says, âIn the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.â Tribulation is great trouble or suffering. Though you will have days as a parent when you will feel like indeed you are experiencing great trouble and suffering resulting from your childâs intense moods, Jesus said âtake heartâ for He has overcome the world. He has overcome the tension in your home! However, you may have to muddle through those difficult times as you raise your child hand in hand with God!
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This weeks 10 minutes with Dad is focused on helping your child develop good study habits. Paul talked about âstudyingâ in 2 Timothy 2:15, reminding us to âStudy to show yourself approved by God, a workman who need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.â Though Paul was speaking about studying Godâs Word, there are principles that can be drawn from this truth that can carry forward into all areas of your childâs life.
However, kids donât tend to love doing homework or studying, and parents often wrestle with crossing that line of helping to motivate their kids and nagging. Consider the following ideas to avoid homework battles and develop good study habits that will carry with them into adulthood.
First, set some reasonable goals. If your childâs attention runs short, set a timer for, say, twenty minutes. After he or she works for the agreed-upon time, allow them to take a break for five minutes before returning to their studies. Set weekly targets, as well. On a day where your child is not stressed or weighted with other distractions, sit down together and talk about reasonable goals they feel they can meet to set them up for success.
Next, brainstorm an appropriate reward system for completing a week of homework. Together you can create a chart to document progress and meaningful rewards that will motivate your child. Does your child enjoy computer time? Perhaps thirty minutes of computer time would be an agreeable reward. Does he or she like to bake with you? If the childâs goals were met, maybe making cookies with mom is the perfect reward. If your child is social, consider hosting a play date the following week. Make sure to follow through with these rewardsâor the whole system will fall apart!
You may even teach your child the verse: âAll hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to povertyâ (Proverbs 14:23). Help them to connect this verse with how hard they have workedâto connect their success with their effort.
I am with you in the journey, and am praying for you and your family. Please donât hesitate to email me at [email protected] if you have questions or concerns as you are working through this difficult topic.
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This week's Ten Minutes with Dad is focused on helping your child develop good study habits. Paul talked about âstudyingâ in 2 Timothy 2:15, reminding us to âStudy to show yourself approved by God, a workman who need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.â Though Paul was speaking about studying Godâs Word, there are principles that can be drawn from this truth that can carry forward into all areas of your childâs life.
However, kids donât tend to love doing homework or studying, and parents often wrestle with crossing that line of helping to motivate their kids and nagging. Consider the following ideas to avoid homework battles and develop good study habits that will carry with them into adulthood.
First, set some reasonable goals. If your childâs attention runs short, set a timer for, say, twenty minutes. After he or she works for the agreed-upon time, allow them to take a break for five minutes before returning to their studies. Set weekly targets, as well. On a day where your child is not stressed or weighted with other distractions, sit down together and talk about reasonable goals they feel they can meet to set them up for success.
Next, brainstorm an appropriate reward system for completing a week of homework. Together you can create a chart to document progress and meaningful rewards that will motivate your child. Does your child enjoy computer time? Perhaps thirty minutes of computer time would be an agreeable reward. Does he or she like to bake with you? If the childâs goals were met, maybe making cookies with mom is the perfect reward. If your child is social, consider hosting a play date the following week. Make sure to follow through with these rewardsâor the whole system will fall apart!
You may even teach your child the verse: âAll hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to povertyâ (Proverbs 14:23). Help them to connect this verse with how hard they have workedâto connect their success with their effort.
I am with you in the journey, and am praying for you and your family. Please donât hesitate to email me [email protected] if you have questions or concerns as you are working through this tough topic.
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Nobody is perfectâyou and your kids included. While I know this doesnât come as a big surprise to you, intellectually, I also know that all too often parents choose to focus on their childâs imperfections instead of tending to their hearts.
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Dads,
Hello, there! How long has it been since youâve thought about the difference between hearing and listening?Hearing is the physical reaction of the brain to sound waves.
Listening, however, requires you to focus and make use of what youâre hearing.
I canât tell you how often Iâve heard parents say that if their kids would listen to them things would be a lot better for the entire family. Well, guess what? Iâm hoping this monthâs ten minutes with Dad helps you to make that happen.
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Itâs time to address another important parenting issueâthe one of having a scream-free or yell-free home. Not only will this make for a more peaceful home, but it will also help to make your children calmer and more confident in who they are.
I know how easy it is to feel you have to raise your voice to be heard or even yell rather than going to your children to speak normally so they can hear you. But as parents, we owe it to our children and ourselves to speak in calmly and respectfully so they will learn to do the same.Connect with Us @ SuitUpMInistries.org
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Raising our children to pursue a personal relationship with God is something every Christian parent wants, but statistics show that only five percent of teens study the Bible on their own on a daily basis and over half of teens say they read or study their Bible away from church.
I donât think I need to tell you that these numbers are not very encouraging. But Iâm also happy to tell you that YOU can influence your children to be one of the five percent who study their Bible every day. How? By getting creative, thatâs how!
For ways to make studying scripture with your kids more fun, check out this weeks podcast.
It will give you a good start towards making positive changes in your home in this area. I hope you find this lesson helpful. You are always welcome to email me with any prayer requests your family may have.Visit SuitUpMinistries.org to learn more.
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Rebellion in kids takes a Dad who is consistent with leading them through it.
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Teacups are beautiful, yet theyâre very fragile and must be handled with extreme care. Today, university professors call our children just that, teacups. They see college students as very fragile because of overprotection. And while teacups are aesthetically pleasing, they are rarely used and of little value to us on a day to day basis.
As DADs itâs hard to watch our children fail, so often we swoop in to make sure they donât. In the process we create children that donât know how to fail well. This week we want to process how we can STOP being our childâs superhero, and instead, allow them to develop the courage and problem solving skills to work through any issue life hands them.
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Dads, We must take responsibility for our kids/teens safety online. That doesn't mean keeping them off technology. Thats the easy way and ultimately doesn't work. What we have to do is face the problems and guide our kids through safety protocols.
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Dads, talk to your kids about the evil in the world. Not to scare them but to help them to understand it and see how you handle it.
Today we talk about the evil in this world and what as Dads we can do to prepare our kids for it.
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Are you a perfectionist? Do you have a child who is a perfectionist? Being a perfectionist is ROUGH (I speak from experience) because NO ONE is perfect. Itâs exhausting, and to a child who finds personal value from doing something well, it can be a train wreck of emotion.
This week we want to help you navigate what it looks like to help your child learn from failure and understand that perfectionism isnât the goal, excellence is.
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A new study says kids today are more materialistic, they want MORE than ever before, and theyâre less likely to work and study hard for the things they want. We want our children to be responsible, to work hard. In order for them to be responsible, we must give them responsibilities.
How do we teach them to be hard workers, and for that matter, does hard work even matter? Check out this week's podcast to see how to get your kid to do more than play Xbox.
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Empathy is taking on someone elseâs perspective. Jesus, Himself, is the perfect example of this. 2 Corinthians tells us He who knew no sin became sin for us. We all want to help our children be more like Jesus and teaching our children to see things from another personâs view is a tall order. We all tend to think of our own needs first, and Iâm sure youâve witnessed this great phenomenon with your kids.
How do we help our children to see others for who they really are, unique individuals created by God for His purpose? How do we help them be compassionate individuals, ones who connect with human suffering with care and understanding in a way that brings comfort? Today's podcast will give you a good glimpse into helping our children develop empathy and compassion.
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Maybe your child still tends to pitch a full on fit when theyâre upset, or maybe youâve watched your child stomp away pouting. Either way weâve all seen our children exhibit a LACK of self-control. We all know self-control is an important characteristic in life. You may not have known, but self-control is more important than intelligence when it comes to academic success.
So, we know self-control is vastly important, and weâre probably all on the same boat in stating we WANT our children to show better self-control. The question is, HOW do we teach them that? Check out this week's podcast on how to tame your childâs emotional meltdown.
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We would all agree that today we live in a consumerist society, and, sadly, when it comes to children and parents this can be the case as well. Parents are the givers of parental services and children are consumers. When we act as a consumer only we donât sense the right to GIVE anything, and in the case of this monthâs parenting class, that often includes RESPECT.
We want our children to be respectful towards us, towards their siblings, their friends, their teachers. Actually we expect them to be respectful towards EVERYONE. But how do we move from wanting a respectful child to actually having one? Check out this weeks episode to begin the conversation on instilling respect.
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When our children are small we have to prompt them to do everything. Go clean your room, chew with your mouth closed, say thank you. At some point, these things should become automatic. Do you find yourself STILL prompting your child to say thank you? When does that become automatic?
Instilling gratefulness in our children takes work. They are born grateful, theyâre born selfish. So how do we teach them gratefulness? How do we help our child embrace gratefulness?
This weeks episode is on Helping Your Child Embrace Gratefulness.
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