Two Lips Walk Into a Fight
Show Notes
About the Guest
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and ...more
Hey, have you heard this one: Two lips walk into a fight…
Ron: Hey, have you heard this one: Two lips walk into a fight…
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: Actually, it’s no joke. It’s a Proverb from the Bible. Proverbs 18:6, “A fool’s lips walk into a fight.” Yes, what you say can start an argument. That’s true in a lot of situations. But here’s a mistake parents and stepparents make with teens: when you’re irritated with them and immediately launch into a lecture with the assumption that you know what’s motivating them.
How much better to pause, take a deep breath, and ask a question about what’s going on behind the scenes. Listen first; get the story. And then if it’s appropriate, you can always come back to the lecture. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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