5 Things Every Kid Needs--Part 3

#1.  A Really Big God they can trust no matter what.

#2.  Someone else who believes what they believe.

#3.  Another voice that says the same thing their parents say.

Sooner or later your child is going to start listening to voices other than yours.  Every child needs a safe place to ask questions and talk about how they feel.  If you are a smart parent, you know how important it is to make sure there are other adults in your kids' lives who say the same thing you say.  

I'm so glad that our girls have developed strong relationships with the women who are their Life Group Leaders at church.  These women invest and pour into my girls.  They are not in competition with me--they are on my team--to help come along side me and my husband to raise our girls.  Sometimes what they say impacts our daughters more than what we say--because we are "mom and dad".  I am not threatened by that because I am confident that we are all on the same page.  And, we need all the help we can get.  This is one of the greatest lessons I have learned as a parent.

Comments

[greg]

It takes a village...

[Jan Clayton]

A big thumbs up on this. We prayed since our daughter was born for God to bring a mentor into her life. It is the hardest thing in the world to humble yourself, allow someone to mentor your child, and to offer objective criticism regarding your parenting. It was a junior high pastor and his wife that provided this for our family. Because of them we have been blessed more than I can possibly say. It was the best thing God did for Carl and I in parenting. She is now 21 and we are extremely pleased to have had their help!!!!