Dads, Five Ways to Make Your Words Count

By Jonathan Parnell | Oct 27, 2011 05:00 pm

God, Manhood and Ministry – Building men for the body of Christ

We reflect on five lessons we learned from our father on how to speak so that your children take your words seriously:

Don’t waste words. Don’t add a lot of apologies or unnecessary detail that make you look timid.
Don’t threaten.
Be clear about expectations. When you tell someone, especially a child, how to behave or what to do, make sure you both are very clear about what you expect.
Be clear about consequences, particularly if your expectations involve an area with which that child has struggled in the past.
Take clear, decisive action. . . .

Say what you mean and back up your words with action. It’s a testimony to your integrity and an example your children will carry with them throughout their lives.

On this day…

• Mathew 22 – 2024
• Mathew 21 – 2024
• Sacrifice that leads to death – 2011
• How to Glorify God in Your Decision-Making – 2011
• How to Glorify God in Your Decision-Making – 2011
• How I Make a Moral Choice – 2011
• Praying in the Closet and in the Spirit – 2010
• Help the Children Love the Different People – 2010
• We Are In The World, Not Of The World – 2009
• Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers – 2009