Are you raising your kids to be loving and successful adults, or are you just feeding them and putting a roof over their heads?
Do you freely share your love and affection for them, or are they starving for your attention?
As parents, we are blessed with the opportunity to raise our kids to love God and those around them.
We are fully accountable for the outcome and we cannot slough off the responsibility we have for loving and nurturing our offspring.
As with all relationships, communication is the foundation for building strong ties with our children.
Answering the question, "What should we communicate to our children?", The Maternal Lens offers, "19 Things we should say to our Children," and they are right on the mark.
Just to tease:
1. I love you! There is nothing that will make me stop loving you. Nothing you could do or say or think....
2. You are amazing! I look at you with wonder! Not just at what you do, but who you are. There is....
3. It's all right to cry. People cry for all kinds of reasons: when they are hurt, sad, glad, or....
4. You've made a mistake. That was wrong. People make mistakes. I do....
5. You did the right thing. That was scary or hard. Even though it wasn't easy, you did it. I am proud of you....
6. I'm sorry....
By the way, this piece can be a great bonus for your own relationships, you caring husbands and wives!
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