Session 1 of Parenting is Heart Work video series is about teaching kids to listen and follow instructions. This session is important to the rest of the series because it is useful as you continue in the rest of the activities. Being able to get your child's attention so that you can give them instructions is important for communication and cooperation.
If you are reading along in the book, Parenting is Heart Work, you were to read chapter 4. The part from chapter 4, Do It Like You Mean It, that I want to focus on is found on page 69, "What Your Child Treasures."
What are your kids interested in? What do they think about? Where do they spend their money? What do they want to do? Jesus said that, "where your treasure is, there your heart will be also" (Matt. 6:21). Most of the time the activities our children choose indicate what they treasure.
Because the heart and behavior are closely linked, parents can look for things their kids can do that will encourage healthy heart change. Desires, hopes, dreams, and wishes start in the heart and then come out in a child's conversation.
Take some time to talk to each of your children individually. Assess the things that interest them. You should be able to know the answers about favorite shows, colors, books, games, ice cream, etc. You should know what interests them, what scares them, what makes them laugh. This is something that should take time and be ongoing, but by doing this homework, you will build relationship and give you some idea about reaching into your child's heart....which is the next session!
God bless you during this heart work!
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