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Family . Personal Relationships. Everyone Has A Different Family. What is your family like? Each person has a different family and not one family is alike.
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Family Personal Relationships
Everyone Has A Different Family. • What is your family like? • Each person has a different family and not one family is alike. • Some families have both parents, step parents, one parent, only grandparents, aunts, uncles, or a family who is not related by blood at all. • What does “family” mean to you? • http://tlc.discovery.com/videos/jon-kate-plus-8-milestones/
Family and Personal Relationships • Listening is the best way to show respect. • The goal is not so much to be loved, as it is to love. • By listening, do not prepare your defense. • What is the Motive behind our interaction with others? • “My idea is better than your idea.” • Think of a time where you used defense rather than listening. How could you have improved this situation?
Love is Spelled T-I-M-E • First: Remember that one of the most important things you can do for someone is listen. • Second: We cannot be right all the time. • Third: Asking for forgiveness is essential! • Fourth: You cannot have relationships without time.
Love is Spelled T-I-M-E The average dad spends: Over a Lifetime he spends: • 40-50 hours a week working. • 50 hours sleeping • 5 hours dressing / showering • 21 minutes with each child. (3 minutes a day.) • 12 years working • 25 years asleep • 3 years getting dressed • 11 days and 16 hours talking with each child
This doesn’t even account for the time spent watching TV. A Nielson survey (May 1991) showed many families spend an average of 50 hours a week watching TV.
Group Activity • In your group, decide what your family roles are. • What is expected of each person? • What do you expect from yourself? • How would you improve the quality of the group?
Student Activity • What can you do personally in your family to improve the quality of the relationships? • How is listening a way to show respect? • Can you think of a time when your interaction with someone was driven by a motive? • Why is it important to ask for forgiveness? • What does T-I-M-E have to do with improving the quality of your relationships?
Conclusion • What have you learned? • How will this help you in your future? • Is there anything else you wanted to learn?