The Parental Unity Rules Part 4
Well-intentioned, good-hearted parents disagree sometimes. But what do you do if one of you has already taken action? What you don't do is make critical comments in front of the kids about how the other handled it. Or even worse, reverse the decision. Instead have a parent meeting behind closed doors, and listen. Find out why they did what they did. Then share your thoughts about what might happen next time. Parenting is a live-and-learn experience. Just make sure you live and learn together.
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Well-intentioned, good-hearted parents disagree sometimes. But what do you do if one of you has already taken action? What you don't do is make critical comments in front of the kids about how the other handled it. Or even worse, reverse the decision. Instead have a parent meeting behind closed doors, and listen. Find out why they did what they did. Then share your thoughts about what might happen next time. Parenting is a live-and-learn experience. Just make sure you live and learn together.
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How do you maintain parental unity when you disagree?
Ron: How do you maintain parental unity when you disagree?
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Ron: Nan and I have disagreed many times about how to best parent our children. It seems that well-intentioned, good-hearted parents just see it differently sometimes. But what do you do if one of you has already taken action?
Well, what you don’t do is make critical comments in front of the kids about how the other handled it. Or even worse, reverse the decision. Either one of those just undercuts the other person’s authority. So instead, have a parent meeting behind closed doors, and listen. Find out why they did what they did. Then if necessary share your thoughts about what might happen next time. Hey, parenting is a live-and-learn experience. Just make sure you live and learn together. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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