Parenting
Disciplining Your Kids with Love and Limits, Parts 4
John and Danny explain what can happen when parents flash with anger in the moment.
August 22, 2019
As vice president of the Parenting and Youth department Danny oversees initiatives that equip parents to disciple and mentor the next generation, so that they can thrive in Christ. He is a bilingual, licensed clinical social worker.
John Fuller is vice president of the Audio division and co-host of the daily "Focus on the Family" radio program. He speaks and writes about family, faith, media and business. John and his wife, Dena, reside in Colorado Springs, Colo., and have six children.
John and Danny explain what can happen when parents flash with anger in the moment.
John and Danny show how kids need to learn how to be content with what they have because when parents give them everything they want, often that stuff just adds to clutter around the house.
When it’s time to clean out the house, we might think we need to start with the kids’ rooms first, but John and Danny say we can’t only point the finger at the kids for having too much stuff, because most of their belongings come from us parents.
Sometimes we can feel like we’re taking one step forward, and two steps back when it comes to communicating in a meaningful way at home
John and Danny explain why it’s smart to deal with issues or points of conflict that come up sooner rather than later.
Kids don’t have the same coping mechanism as adults, so parents need to help them learn those tools.
Anger in kids may be confusing, because parents don’t always understand where it’s coming from or how to resolve it.
Sometimes parents want to take every opportunity to teach and lecture their kids, but as John and Danny discuss, that’s not always the best approach.
Sometimes parents want to take every opportunity to teach and lecture their kids, but as John and Danny discuss, that’s not always the best approach.
Father-daughter relationships can be very different than father-son relationships. Danny and John chat about how fathers can be protective of their daughters and make them feel special. Featuring Dr. Meg Meeker
Father-daughter relationships can be very different than father-son relationships. Danny and John chat about how fathers can be protective of their daughters and make them feel special. Featuring Dr. Meg Meeker
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