March 27th

 

Parenting is something that is different for everyone. There are so many different parenting styles used in the world today. Personally, I think that depending on your family any of them could work. Some children need their parents to be more strict so that they have a structure in there lives and are told how to live there lives in a sense, but some kids need to be more independent so that they can figure it out on their own.

There are also many trails and challenges in becoming a parent. Some people think they are ready for it when in all reality maybe they shouldn’t be having children yet. Praying about whether you should have children or not is super important. The number of children that you have should be between you your spouse and the Lord. Children are such a blessing to this earth. They are so pure and have good intent in their hearts. The way we raise these children matters so much. Obviously not everyone is going to be perfect but in the long run if we raise respectful kids then our world will start to become a better place. If we raise our kids to respect each ither than I feel like we would be able to get so much more done. If we could teach them have to respect other people’s opinions then we could have respectful debates and be able to accomplish something in the end.

When we grow up we always say how we don’t want to be like our parents but when we actually start parenting you will see how much of there parenting style actually made sense. Some people grow up to be exactly like there parent and that is not always a bad thing. If you grew up and turned out well then there is no reason you shouldn’t consider being like your parents a little bit if that works for your family.

In conclusion parenting comes in all different styles and varieties but in order to truly know what works for your family you need to try different things. Try and be like your parents but also try and create your own way of parenting depending on how your kids are and how they respond to the different parenting styles. God can also help you know how to best raise your kids and teach the most you can and in the most effective way possible.

March 11

 We talked in class about communication and the different forms of communication and I found it very interesting. Communication in relationships can be really hard if you don't go about it correctly but it really is key. Without proper communication, relationships become 10 times harder than they need to be. All the time in movies and TV shows the drama gets created most of the time because of lack of communication. For example in one of my all-time favorite TV shows "Gilmore Girls", so many of the problems get created because they don't talk to each other and they keep things from each other for too long. An example from this show is when one of the characters doesn't tell her boyfriend that she talked to her ex and he freaks out, when in reality if she would have been upfront about it then the boyfriend wouldn't have really cared because she communicated and was upfront and honest about it. 

Sometimes it easier said than done though. We don't always feel the need to communicate everything when sometimes it is necessary. Lack of communication can create a wall between two people in a relationship. The wall is built up because you start to feel guilty for not communicating something that wouldn't have been such a big deal if you would have said it to the other person in the first place. It also lessens the amount of confusion in a relationship. For example, if you are going on multiple dates with somebody but neither of you communicate what you are then there will be a big thing of confusion in the relationship because neither of you know what the relationship is. Are you casually dating? Serious relationship? Neither of you know until you talk and communicate.

Somebody else that it is important to communicate with is Heavenly Father. If you have any problems or worries, he is somebody with through communication you can share everything with and you can receive answers to prayers in many different ways of communication through him. God can communicate is so many different ways including promptings, blessings, trials, other people, talks, events, etc. There are so many ways we can communicate with our Heavenly Father and he will respond as long as we are trying and keeping the communication constant.

We learn are earliest knowledge of our communication from our parents which is why it is so important teach our kids you how to have good communication skills. I think having those skills will help so much later in their lives. It will help them academically, socially, it will even help them when they are getting jobs when they are older. Although nobody has perfect communication skills as long as we try and communicate then we are far better off then if we just keep it to ourselves.