Day 9 - Home: A Place to Learn Good Relationships

Marriage Course - August 30, 2012

Day 13 - Hindrances to Listening - Bad Habits

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1. Reassuring
2. Giving advice
3. Intellectualizing
4. Going off on a tangent
5. Interrupting

• these habits can prevent the speaker from saying what they're feeling and they may eventually shut down
• we need to listen first, before coming in with our contribution

Question:Take a few moments to identify your particular bad habit and then discuss this with your husband or wife.

From Series: "Marriage"

Study Guide

More Messages Associated With "Relationships"...

Day 5 – Experiencing & Observing Healthy Relationships		August 17, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 6 – Practicing Healthy Relationships (and Parenting Alone)		August 18, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 2 - Introduction Part II	Marriage Course	August 18, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 3 - The First and Second Seasons of Marriage - Spring and Summer	Marriage Course	August 19, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 4 - The Third and Fourth Seasons of Marriage - Autumn and Winter	Marriage Course	August 20, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 9 – The Importance of Bonding		August 21, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 5 - Building Strong Foundations	Marriage Course	August 21, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 6 - Make Time for Each Other - Planning Marriage Time	Marriage Course	August 22, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 12 – Introduction to the Love Languages		August 24, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 8 - Nurture Each Other	Marriage Course	August 24, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 13 – Introduction to the Love Languages II	Parenting Children	August 25, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 9 - The Art of Communication	Marriage Course	August 25, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 9 - Home - A Place to Learn Good Relationships		August 25, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 10 - Effective Communication	Marriage Course	August 26, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 11 - The importance of listening	Marriage Course	August 27, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 12 - Hindrances to Listening - Filters	Marriage Course	August 29, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 13 - Hindrances to Listening - Bad Habits	Marriage Course	August 30, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 14 - Practicing Effective Listening	Marriage Course	August 31, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 15 - Principles for Effective Listening	Marriage Course	September 1, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 16 - An Example of Effective Listening	Marriage Course	September 2, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 17 - Effective Listening Summary	Marriage Course	September 3, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 12 - Free Will	Ryan Sim	September 10, 2012	Robot	Watch	Listen
Day 14 - Alienation from God	Ryan Sim	September 12, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 26 - The Importance of Shared Faith	Marriage Course	September 12, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 32 - Relationships with siblings and other children Part I	Parenting Children	September 15, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 18 - The Consequences - 3 and 4	Ryan Sim	September 16, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 33 - Relationships with siblings and other children Part II	Parenting Children	September 16, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 34 - Relationships with siblings and other children Part III	Parenting Children	September 17, 2012		Watch	Listen
Day 45 - Passing on Beliefs and Values At Home, With Others and On Money	Parenting Children	September 28, 2012		Watch	Listen

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Home is a place where teenagers learn how to build healthy relationships.

Teenagers learn to relate through observing adult relationships
If parenting together, invest in your relationship (take our marriage course!)
If parenting on your own, build the best relationship you can with the other parent, when possible
Nurture other adult friendships
Mealtimes together – teenagers learn to talk, listen, debate issues, and respect others’ views
Regular family time – having fun together ias a family helps build relationships between parents and children and between siblings (consider having a weekly “family night”)