Connecting with Our Children

In this first episode of this mini-series that discusses the ABCs of connecting with our children, we explore the topic of affirmation. This episode seeks to share with parents why right affirmation of our children is so important, and how we can use it in a way that will help us connect better with them.

One of the best ways in which we can be a sincere gift to our children is by making ourselves available to them as best as we can. This episode explores how we may do this in ways that can help us bond more closely with them.

This episode explores why it is important to provide an atmosphere of love, receptivity, acceptance and availability at home in order to facilitate easier and more open communication with our children, and how we can go about doing this.

In this episode, we discuss what true Christian discipline is, what its objectives are meant to be, and how we can discipline our children in a way that will not only continue to strengthen the parent child bond, but school them in the virtues which are essential for their flourishing.

To empathise with our children is to emotionally understand what they are feeling, to see things from their point of view, and imagine myself in their place. Essentially, it is putting myself in children’s position and feeling what they must be feeling.

Many of us have suffered from, and possibly even contributed to, the wounds that have hurt ourselves and our children. Join us in this episode as we share about the importance of forgiveness in bonding with our children and of course our spouse.

Many of us may have difficulty believing in a loving God who wants only the best for us, and therefore have difficulty entrusting ourselves and our families to Him. Watch episode 14 as we share about why this may be so, and how we can overcome this.

The lack of honesty can compromise our relationship with our children and become an impediment to their development and character formation. How can we avoid this pitfall? How can we cultivate this virtue in our families?

As parents, we know how sharp our children are in detecting whether we are walking the talk at home. That is why integrity is so important if we are to earn their trust and respect, and through this, bond with them ever more deeply.

Join us as we discuss what true joy really is, and how we can live it in our family, in a way that will not only enable us to bond with our children more closely, but also help them flourish and find happiness.