Tips for Building a Healthy Family (Part 2 of 2)
5/28/202628 min
Dr. Gary Chapman and Dr. Shannon Warden compare family life to renovating a home — you need a good “blueprint” or plan for how you want your family to grow, and a solid foundation of godly character traits like kindness, love, forgiveness, building trust, building connection, and having fun together. Parents and kids need to be “all in” and working as a team to instill these traits into their relationships. Dr. Chapman also talks about the 5 Love Languages, and Dr. Warden shares several stories about parenting her own children.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
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Shannon Warden· Guest0:26
[upbeat music] We gotta do it ourselves. I can't wait on my husband, Steven, "Steven, you do it first, and then I will do it." Uh, he's a, a great husband, great dad, and he does take the lead in a lot of things. But there are moments, instead of blaming him, I need to look at Shannon. Shannon, what do I need to do in this area? So I've got to DIY. Then as, Dr. Chapman, you were saying there, we've gotta DIY together. And I like something else we need to, I think, reiterate there, is these are affordable repairs.
John Fuller· Host1:01
That's Dr. Shannon Warden describing why you may need a renovation project for your marriage and your family. This is Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, and today we're returning to a conversation we started last time with Dr. Gary Chapman and Dr. Warden. I'm John Fuller, and thanks for joining us.
Jim Daly· Host1:18
John, I'm the last guy you wanna talk to about remodeling. [laughs] I'm so pathetic at this stuff. So I just, you know, not long ago, learned what DIY is, do it yourself. [laughs] I literally had to ask a guy- Well, it's okay.
John Fuller· Host1:29
No shame ...
Jim Daly· Host1:29
my wife, actually.