Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Became Parents by Gary Chapman & Shannon Warden

Author:Gary Chapman & Shannon Warden [Chapman, Gary & Warden, Shannon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780802414748
Amazon: 0802414745
Publisher: Northfield Publishing
Published: 2016-09-06T06:00:00+00:00

Talking It Over

1. What are some of the emotions you have felt today? What stimulated these emotions? Getting in touch with your own emotions is the first step in teaching your child to have empathy for others.

2. Ask your spouse to share their answers to the above questions. This will get the two of you talking to each other on an emotional level.

3. What kind words have you spoken to someone today? What kind deeds did you perform for someone today? Ask your spouse to share their answer to these questions.

4. Set a goal of speaking a kind word or doing a kind deed to someone every day. You may want to start with your spouse.

5. Make a list of ten things for which you are thankful. Write these down and share them with your spouse. Add to the list one thing for which you are grateful each day this week and share it with each other.

6. When your spouse is speaking, do you give them your full attention? Try sitting down one evening this week, with TV off, computer and phone shut down. Look at each other and share three things that happened in your life today and how you feel about them. Learning to give “focused attention” will prepare you for parenthood.

7. Make a list of the “common courtesies” you were taught as a child. Ask your spouse to do the same. Compare your lists and decide which of these you would like to teach your child. What else would you add to this list?

8. I hate to bring it up again, but how are you doing with anger management? If there is room for growth, perhaps you and your spouse could read and discuss a book on the topic. Mismanaged anger is detrimental to marriage and family relationships.

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