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Focus on Parenting Session 4 – Kevin Leman

  • 2:07 PM henryjz - Talking out of his new book called Have a New Kid by Friday
  • 2:09 PM henryjz - Fighting is an act of cooperation with your children… you are putting a negative spin on family life
  • 2:10 PM henryjz - Having children is a huge inconvenience :)
  • 2:20 PM henryjz - Monday: Say it once, turn your back and walk away
  • 2:21 PM henryjz - Let reality be the teacher for your children
  • 2:21 PM henryjz - Parents need to respond and not react
  • 2:21 PM henryjz - If A doesn’t get done, then B doesn’t happen
  • 2:22 PM henryjz - The Christian home needs to be a place where kids can learn how to fail
  • 2:25 PM henryjz - Oops, I missed Tuesday
  • 2:25 PM henryjz - Wednesday: Find out where you, yourself have come out of… how were you parented?
  • 2:28 PM henryjz - An unhappy child is a healthy child
  • 2:28 PM henryjz - There are times they need to be unhappy because they have disobeyed or disrespected
  • 2:29 PM henryjz - We snowplow the road of life for our kids… why?
  • 2:30 PM henryjz - If kids are made the centerpiece of their lives, then where is the room for God?
  • 2:32 PM henryjz - It’s OK to treat your kids differently… it’s not about being fair
  • 2:33 PM henryjz - Train UP a child… not DOWN… train them in the way they should go… don’t expect them to misbehave before they do
  • 2:37 PM henryjz - Kids cannot be in authority over parents… Sometimes you have to pull the rug out from under them
  • 2:37 PM henryjz - Your kids must feel that he/she belongs in the family
  • 2:38 PM henryjz - Encourage your child. Don’t praise them. There is a difference.
  • 2:38 PM henryjz - BTW, this is Thursday in the book :)
  • 2:41 PM henryjz - Love your kids as they are.
  • 2:42 PM henryjz - Don’t get too impressed with yourself… be the first to apologize when you’ve done something wrong to your kids
  • 2:50 PM henryjz - Training up a child is about getting your child to live life on their own.

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