Parental Roles (3-20-2009)

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Parental Roles (3-20-2009)

PARENTS TEND TO PLAY DIFFERENT ROLES IN HELPING THEIR CHILDREN FIND A SENSE OF SIGNIFICANCE AND SECURITY.

MOMS INSTILL A SENSE OF VALUE IN A CHILD, WHILE DADS TEND TO VALIDATE IT. MOMS SHOW CARE AND CONCERN, AND DADS TEND TO SHOW APPROVAL.

ON THE FLIP SIDE, MOMS SOMETIMES OVER-ENGAGE AND OVER-PROTECT. WHILE DADS TEND TO DISENGAGE AND DISAPPROVE. MOMS TEND TO NURSE THE RELATIONSHIP ALONG. DADS TEND TO THROW UP THEIR HANDS IN DESPAIR WHEN THEY DON’T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT.

WHEN A MOM OR DAD IS ABSENT OR INCAPABLE OF DELIVERING THE PROPER SENSE OF VALUE, A CHILD WILL SEEK VALIDATION FROM SOMETIMES INAPPROPRIATE INFLUENCES. SO, EVEN IF ONE PARENT IS ABSENT, LOOK FOR WAYS TO DEVELOP POSITIVE INFLUENCE IN YOUR CHILD’S LIFE, OFFSETTING AND COMPLEMENTING YOUR OWN PARENTAL ROLE.

Parenting Todays Teens Radio by Mark Gregston, presented by Heartlight Ministries Foundation

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