2. Session Three: Meeting Our Children’s needs
Overview
Session One:
Healthy Relationships
Session Two: Building a strong family
Session Three: Meeting Our Children’s needs
Session Four: Building Personal Responsibility
Session Five: Teaching Healthy Relationships
Session Six:
Our long term aim—loving our kids so they live God’s Kingdom

3. Session Three: Meeting our Children’s needs

4. Parenting is all about love – not power

5. Train a child in the way they should go, and when they are old, they will not turn from it.
Proverbs 22:6

6. Children, do what your parents tell you. This is only right
Children, do what your parents tell you. This is only right. "Honour your father and mother.” Fathers, don't exasperate your children by coming down hard on them. Take them by the hand and lead them in the way of the Master. Ephesians 6:1-4 (The Message)

7. Five Ways of Expressing Love
Jesus said, "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another." John 13:34
Words of Affirmation
Quality Time
Receiving Gifts
Acts of Service
Physical Touch

9. The 5 Love Languages with Children

10. Love Languages with Children
One to One time
Affirming Words
Affectionate Touch
Receiving Gifts
Helpful actions
Express love to our children in all five ways

11. The Four Phases of Parenthood

12. The Four Phases of Parenthood
Phase One: Commander

13. The Four Phases of Parenthood
Phase One: Commander
Phase Two: Coach

14. The Four Phases of Parenthood
Phase One: Commander
Phase Two: Coach
Phase Three: Counsellor
A young person has three major tasks:
a.     To establish a sense of their own identity
b.     To internalise values to live by
c.     To develop self-motivation

15. The Four Phases of Parenthood
Phase One: Commander
Phase Two: Coach
Phase Three: Counsellor
Phase Four: Consultant
Where are you are now?

17. Time for a break