Do you feel like your relationship with your kids is defined by continual conflict and clashes of will? In a recent article at the Al Menconi Ministries website, Al uses a lighthearted illustration from his own life to demonstrate that parents sometimes need to ‘choose their battles’ with their kids—while expecting obedience from your children is obviously important, choosing to make a mountain over an issue that should be a molehill can do more harm than good.

That’s just one of several articles about parent-child communication that Al’s written over the last several weeks. If you feel like there’s a disconnect between you and your kids, these essays might help:

• Are you nagging or communicating? There’s a fine (but important) line between healthy communication and plain old nagging.
• Are you just the chore-giver? Are you a loving, communicative parent, or just the person who assigns chores around the house?
• A quick fix or a real solution? If you’re like most parents, you’ve found that your kids sometimes make entertainment choices that frustrate or upset you. When this happens, do you go for the “quick fix” or do you take the time to really understand your child’s behavior?

There are hundreds more articles at the AMM website covering topics ranging from parenting to video games to music. Take some time to explore what AMM has to say about raising a healthy family!

By: Andy. This entry was posted on Friday, October 17th, 2008 at 10:21 am and is filed under Family, Relationships. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.