Loving and Accepting Our Children
October 9, 2003 |
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Transcript
It’s amazing how hard teenagers try to be accepted. To have people around them treat them in a way that says, "Hey, you're good, I like you." This may translate into a tattoo or a piercing or possibly a partying habit, but deep down behind most of these expressions are yearnings to be known and accepted for who they are. But where do kids need to hear these messages the most? A dad took his daughter out on her first date when she turned 15. He called her, brought her flowers, opened the door for her... he demonstrated how she should be treated. Did it work? For more than a decade, since that first father-daughter date, the two go out on the anniversary of that special occasion. This father painted a great picture of acceptance and hopefully set an example for how she should be treated. Hey parents, could we possibly have any bigger opportunity than loving and accepting our children for who they are? |
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