Comments on: A Force Shield of Love http://www.earnestparenting.com/2008/04/17/a-force-shield-of-love/ Encouraging heroes. You can be one too. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:05:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Amyhttp://www.earnestparenting.com/2008/04/17/a-force-shield-of-love/comment-page-1/#comment-1142 Amy Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:48:41 +0000 http://www.earnestparenting.com/2008/04/17/a-force-shield-of-love/#comment-1142 @Mike: yikes, I thought I'd answered you on this. So sorry! Didn't mean to neglect. I so appreciated your comment and pondered it deeply, then I didn't let you know. Bad me! There's nothing else to add to your wisdom except to suggest that folks should see your extended thoughts on emotional bank accounts over at your blog. It's an excellent post.@NextStep: Wow, that's so true. My father-in-law loves to point out that children don't live up to our expectations of them, rather they live up to what they think our expectations of them are.I disagree that it's all subconscious or that only 5 minutes a day would do the whole trick, but your link is a good place to start.Parenting is about building a relationship, and that takes a full-time effort just as any relationship does. If however, a parent is struggling or unsure in this regard then I definitely suggest they check the technique out. Telling your kid you love them more often is always a good thing. @Mike: yikes, I thought I’d answered you on this. So sorry! Didn’t mean to neglect. I so appreciated your comment and pondered it deeply, then I didn’t let you know. Bad me! There’s nothing else to add to your wisdom except to suggest that folks should see your extended thoughts on emotional bank accounts over at your blog. It’s an excellent post.

@NextStep: Wow, that’s so true. My father-in-law loves to point out that children don’t live up to our expectations of them, rather they live up to what they think our expectations of them are.

I disagree that it’s all subconscious or that only 5 minutes a day would do the whole trick, but your link is a good place to start.

Parenting is about building a relationship, and that takes a full-time effort just as any relationship does. If however, a parent is struggling or unsure in this regard then I definitely suggest they check the technique out. Telling your kid you love them more often is always a good thing.

]]> By: NextStephttp://www.earnestparenting.com/2008/04/17/a-force-shield-of-love/comment-page-1/#comment-1141 NextStep Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:58:31 +0000 http://www.earnestparenting.com/2008/04/17/a-force-shield-of-love/#comment-1141 Great post..The biggest gift we can give our children is not just love... the most important AND difficult part is gving them the BELIEF that they are loved. Sadly many children are loved by their parents, and yet as teenagers or even adults don't have the belief of being loved unconditionally...Its all in the subconscious... and you can give a child that belief easier than you think. Check out I think you will be amazed at the concept: http://www.smart-parenting.com Great post..

The biggest gift we can give our children is not just love… the most important AND difficult part is gving them the BELIEF that they are loved. Sadly many children are loved by their parents, and yet as teenagers or even adults don’t have the belief of being loved unconditionally…

Its all in the subconscious… and you can give a child that belief easier than you think. Check out I think you will be amazed at the concept:
http://www.smart-parenting.com

]]> By: Mikehttp://www.earnestparenting.com/2008/04/17/a-force-shield-of-love/comment-page-1/#comment-1111 Mike Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:42:35 +0000 http://www.earnestparenting.com/2008/04/17/a-force-shield-of-love/#comment-1111 Here's another way to look at it. Everybody has emotional bank accounts. Too often we make withdrawals. So spend more of your time making deposits with kindness, service, keeping promises and asking for forgiveness when needed. Here’s another way to look at it.
Everybody has emotional bank accounts.
Too often we make withdrawals. So spend more of your time making deposits with kindness, service, keeping promises and asking for forgiveness when needed.

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