"Nine tenths of education is encouragement." Anatole FranceI've been attending a great parenting class at church called Confident Parenting. It is based on the book of the same name by Jim Burns. There have been many super nuggets to think about and apply as I journey down the road of parenthood. This week we talked about parenting with A.W.E. I love that because the acronym is simple to remember. However, while the acronym is quite easy to remember, it isn't always simple to apply--especially when you're in the moment...
A=AFFECTION
W=WARMTH
E=ENCOURAGEMENT
I think I'm pretty good with the A and W. However, I think I'm really going to have to work harder on the E part. I have noticed that I am not always great at providing encouragement to those who are closest to me. I give my best to others and don't always reserve as much as I should for Don and Lindy. It just is easy to get in that rut of being nit picky and more critical than affirming and encouraging.
I want to parent with A.W.E. It is my prayer to continue to get better at giving Lindy affection, creating a warm home by minimizing stress and conflict, and to grow leaps and bounds in the area of encouraging her.
3 comments:
Sounds like a fabulous parenting class! Cute picture!
Hope you have a great weekend!
Totally disagree! You are an awesome "E"!!
Miss you!
Di
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This is a great little acronym...I am going to try to remember it as I go about my parenting this week. I think I lack the warmth sometimes with my kids. I encourage and I am affectionate but when I am hurried (which is all the time) I forget the warmth).
I agree with Di you seem to be an encourager.
Kim
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