X3 Rock Your FamilySession 5: Building Relationships With Your Teens

• Rules without relationship equals rebellion

I Am The Parent

• How do you build that relationship with your teenager?

Building Your Relationship

• How do you build that relationship with your teenager?

Building Your Relationship

• Hang with your sons; Date your daughters

• How do you build that relationship with your teenager?

Building Your Relationship

• Hang with your sons; Date your daughters

• For teenagers, love is spelled T-I-M-E

• How do you build that relationship with your teenager?

Building Your Relationship

• Hang with your sons; Date your daughters

• For teenagers, love is spelled T-I-M-E

• They want to be accepted and loved

• You have to engage with teens when theyʼre ready

Building Your Relationship

• You have to engage with teens when theyʼre ready

Building Your Relationship

• Get off the bench

• You have to engage with teens when theyʼre ready

Building Your Relationship

• Get off the bench

• Get off the bench and get involved with your kid whether he is two years old or sixteen

• Engage them when theyʼre little

Building Your Relationship

• Engage them when theyʼre little

Building Your Relationship

• Itʼs never to late to start

• Engage them when theyʼre little

Building Your Relationship

• Itʼs never to late to start

• With teens, stay up

• Engage them when theyʼre little

Building Your Relationship

• Itʼs never to late to start

• With teens, stay up

• Do dinner together as a family

• Figure out a way to help your sons or daughters to do hard work

Building Your Relationship

• Figure out a way to help your sons or daughters to do hard work

Building Your Relationship

• Try to find other men and women to teach some of these values

• Figure out a way to help your sons or daughters to do hard work

Building Your Relationship

• Try to find other men and women to teach some of these values

• Adversity builds character

• Hit your knees

Building Your Relationship

• Hit your knees

Building Your Relationship

• Say less, pray more

• Hit your knees

Building Your Relationship

• Say less, pray more• Teenagers are longing for your approval

• Hit your knees

Building Your Relationship

• Say less, pray more• Teenagers are longing for your approval • We underestimate the power we have as parents in our teenagers lives

• Hit your knees

Building Your Relationship

• Say less, pray more• Teenagers are longing for your approval • We underestimate the power we have as parents in our teenagers lives • Pick your battles

Homework

• Make a list of ways you can engage and pursue a relationship with your teens

Homework

• Make a list of ways you can engage and pursue a relationship with your teens

• Remember to ask for their input

Homework