Marriage & Parenting Enrichment

Communication

Much of what's involved in marriage and in raising children comes down to communication
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Faith (The Center of Our Life)

Faith guides our families through challenges, anchors our commitments, and nurtures our growth both individually and together
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The book of the month:

This book will inspire and help parents to successful parenthood

Long-Term Planning

"Most parents, are so wrapped up in the day-to-day and week-to-week tasks of family life that seldom think seriously about the end result o their effort"...

Successful Parents

"Successful parents maintain a clear ideal, a well-focused concept, of what kind of adults they want their children to become: competent, responsible, generous men and women who live confidently by Christian principles. They think of their children's future character, and not too much about their future careers."

Features of Adolescence

"Adolescents have a strong tendency to assert independence from their parents. This is a normal, natural, and even necessary part of their growing up. Sooner or later, after all, they must become independent; the years between 12 and 17 are preparation for this big step."...

Questions and Answers

"Q. Why don't you trust me?..."

"Q. Why don't you give me freedom?...

"Q. Why should I bother going to mass? It's boring, and I get nothing out of it."...

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Parent Peer-Support Groups

"When couples meet to discuss their children's upbringing, they usually become warm friends, often lifelong friends. When people open their minds and hearts to each other, they seem to form a strong spiritual bond that last for years."

Parents need support:

"Parents today, isolated as they normally are, need to go out of their way to form this supportive network. After all, when the children are in high school, the teens have daily contact with dozens of energetic peers, whose rebelliousness and solidarity lend confidence, if not aggressiveness, to the adolescents' defiance at home. Parents therefore need a counteractive peer support of their own. This means relying on friends who share common values and common hope for the children's future."

Thought of the Week & Resources:

Books:

"Parenting with Grace" by Gregory K. Popcak, MSW, LCSW

"Preparing for Adolescence" by James B. Stenson

Podcast:

The Optimal Work- 180." How to Discipline Your Children While Deepening your Bond with Them"

Parents you are the main educators of your children.
We all grow every day, we need inspiration for everything we do.
We can’t give what we don’t have.
One of the beauties of family and raising children is that our love for our children helps us to grow as individuals.
In family life all of us grow together.
"A family that pray together stays together"
"Without my Faith I could not make it this far" What does it mean?
Develop Spiritual Virtues in your Children.

About us:

We are family parishioners who want to build a community in our parish where we can support each other in this great challenge of raising our children and keeping our marriages together

Past Events:

-Discipline is teaching not a justice move

-What music do you project when you correct?

-Bring peace and order to your family life

-See their mistakes as opportunities to deepen your bond with them and help them

-...but...where do you recharge? where do you get inspirations? what do you teach?