APOLOGIZING AND FORGIVENESS HEALS BROKENNESS!!!

In a HAPPY MARRIAGE, when a hurt occurs, BOTH spouses can APOLOGIZE and FORGIVE!

3 parts are ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY to complete the Whole Circle of Forgiveness.

1) I AM SORRY I HURT YOU BY . . .

2) WILL YOU PLEASE FORGIVE ME?

3) I FORGIVE YOU.

After hurtful words or actions, ALWAYS APOLOGIZE and FORGIVE!!!

A more detailed explanation is given in the 2020 Three-Time National Award-Winning book, SIMPLE HABITS FOR MARITAL HAPPINESS .

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AVOID PARENT DEAFNESS—BE BRIEF!

AVOID PARENT DEAFNESS—BE BRIEF! At times parents mistakenly think a lecture benefits a child but that only produces PARENT DEAFNESS. After a couple of minutes, a child TOTALLY TURNS OFF the VOLUME. Parents would do well to KEEP WORDS TO A MINIMUM and follow Jesus’ example of BEING BRIEF!

A more detailed explanation is given in the 2020 Three-Time National Award-Winning book, SIMPLE HABITS FOR EFFECTIVE PARENTING.

2020 Three-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Marital Happiness, available at:  Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse   Focus on the Family   Amazon

2021 Two-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Effective Parenting, available at: Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse  Focus on the Family   Amazon

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KIND SPOUSES SAY "I LOVE YOU" DAILY!!!

1 Corinthians 13:4 says, “LOVE is kind and thoughtful.” SPOUSES who are KIND and THOUGHTFUL when leaving the home say, “GOODBYE I LOVE YOU” and before going to sleep, “GOOD NIGHT, I LOVE YOU.” The other spouse responds, “I LOVE YOU.”

This GUARANTEES each spouse saying “I LOVE YOU” twice a day!!! Keep in mind, “I LOVE YOU” is MISSING in nearly every troubled marriage!

A more detailed explanation is given in the 2020 Three-Time National Award-Winning book, SIMPLE HABITS FOR MARITAL HAPPINESS.

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2020 Three-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Marital Happiness, available at:  Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse   Focus on the Family   Amazon

2021 Two-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Effective Parenting, available at: Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse  Focus on the Family   Amazon

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DON’T ARGUE WITH A CHILD!

No parent in the history of the world has ever won an argument with a child (1 Corinthians 13:11). Rather than argue, it is healthy for a parent to simply say, “I AM SORRY YOU FEEL THAT WAY” or “I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH TO ARGUE WITH YOU.”

A parent-child relationship can be enhanced by AVOIDING ARGUMENTS!!! A more detailed explanation is given in the 2021 Two-Time National Award-Winning book, SIMPLE HABITS FOR EFFECTIVE PARENTING.

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2021 Two-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Effective Parenting, available at: Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse  Focus on the Family   Amazon

2020 Three-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Marital Happiness, available at:  Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse   Focus on the Family   Amazon

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PARENTS PAUSE WITH A 3-PART ASSERTIVE RESPONSE!

PARENTS PAUSE WITH A 3-PART ASSERTIVE RESPONSE! A major goal for every parent is to PAUSE and NOT OVERREACT! The 3-PART ASSERTIVE RESPONSE achieves that goal!

When a child wants to ARGUE it is healthy for a parent to say, 1) “I HEARD YOU SAY(ECHO) . . .”; 2) “Say AND” Never BUT; then 3) RESPOND with WHAT IS HEALTHY or IN THE CHILD’S BEST INTEREST.

The 3-PART ASSERTIVE RESPONSE is a terrific parenting skill!

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2021 Two-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Effective Parenting, available at: Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse  Focus on the Family   Amazon

2020 Three-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Marital Happiness, available at:  Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse   Focus on the Family   Amazon

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PARENTS NEVER SAY “PUNISHMENT” WITH CONSEQUENCES!

PARENTS NEVER SAY “PUNISHMENT” WITH CONSEQUENCES! A child is PUNISHED— that is NOT HELPFUL!!!— to inflict pain with the hope of improvement for better decisions. For example, I AM PUNISHING YOU with a timeout. NEVER say PUNISHED instead say, “YOU DECIDED” to go to TIMEOUT.

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2021 Two-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Effective Parenting, available at: Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse  Focus on the Family   Amazon

2020 Three-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Marital Happiness, available at:  Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse   Focus on the Family   Amazon

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PARENTS NEVER SAY “I” WITH CONSEQUENCES!

PARENTS NEVER SAY “I” WITH CONSEQUENCES! When a parent says “I” that infers CONTROL and a PARENT WINS and the CHILD LOSES. For example, I AM SENDING YOU TO TIME-OUT. When giving a CONSEQUENCE a healthy comment to a child is, YOU DECIDED to go to timeout. YOU DECIDED is a vital parenting skill as well as helping a child understand responsibility.

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2021 Two-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Effective Parenting, available at: Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse  Focus on the Family   Amazon

2020 Three-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Marital Happiness, available at:  Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse   Focus on the Family   Amazon

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MMOTIVATION IS A GOOD START BUT HABITS ARE WHAT MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE!

MOTIVATION IS A GOOD START BUT HABITS ARE WHAT MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE!!! You are WHAT YOU ARE and WHERE YOU ARE in life because of your HABITS. CHANGE YOUR HABITS and you will change your PERSONAL LIFE and RELATIONSHIPS for the better! INCREMENTAL IMPROVEMENT with your habits can have a PROFOUND IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE!

Learn Simple, yet very Effective Words, Actions, and Commonsense Wisdom from:

2021 Two-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Effective Parenting, available at: Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse  Focus on the Family   Amazon

2020 Three-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Marital Happiness, available at:  Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse   Focus on the Family   Amazon

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TIME-OUT WITH AN APOLOGY AND OBEDIENCE STATEMENT!

Time-out is probably the most used parenting tool. Rather than use the minute-per-age rule, with a TIME-OUT I believe an APOLOGY and OBEDIENCE STATEMENT is ABSOLUTELY BEST! 1st, a child APOLOGIZES, “I am sorry I did not listen. WILL YOU PLEASE FORGIVE ME?” 2nd, “I am ready to obey and make a better decision.” Then, a child may leave time-out!

Learn Simple, yet very Effective Words, Actions, and Commonsense Wisdom from:

2021 Two-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Effective Parenting, available at: Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse  Focus on the Family   Amazon

2020 Three-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Marital Happiness, available at:  Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse   Focus on the Family   Amazon

I encourage you to check out the 60+ videos on Dr. Randy Schroeder - YouTube Channel.

God’s richest blessings on your life and relationships!

Dr. Randy Schroeder

SARCASM IS DESTRUCTIVE FOR RELATIONSHIPS!

The Greek word for SARCASM means TEARING OF FLESH. 95% of sarcasm is HIDDEN ANGER and the goal is ATTACK, MAJOR PUTDOWN, a HARD EMOTIONAL SLAP, and the result is a DAMAGED RELATIONSHIP! AVOID ALL NEGATIVE SARCASM and watch your relationships become HEALTHIER and MORE SATISFYING!!!

Learn Simple, yet very Effective Words, Actions, and Commonsense Wisdom from:

2021 Two-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Effective Parenting, available at: Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse  Focus on the Family   Amazon

2020 Three-Time National Award-Winning book, Simple Habits for Marital Happiness, available at:  Christian Book   Crosslink Publishing  ConcordiaPublishingHouse   Focus on the Family   Amazon

I encourage you to check out the 60+ videos on Dr. Randy Schroeder - YouTube Channel.

God’s richest blessings on your life and relationships!

Dr. Randy Schroeder