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Friday, December 14, 2012

10 things that I would like to remember from my Family Relations class


Evil is Always Stupid
“You have to teach people that evil is always stupid.” –Quote from class
There is not a good reason for it to happen any more than there is a good reason that the Nazis killed so many people.  EVIL IS ALWAYS STUPID.  Evil should not have a place in families.  I think that I have made my point for this one. 

Family Relationships in Times of Crisis
            In times of crisis the family can either get closer to one another or can pull away from one another and can become disconnected and full of tension.  Families need to lean on one another during times of crisis.  The relationships in the family may change but hopefully they will get rearranged to be just as good or better.

Four Qualities of Parenting
            Parents should have the qualities of cooperation, respect, responsibility, and courage.  Parents need to cooperate with their children by listening to them and taking their wants into consideration as well as doing what is needed.  Parents need to teach their children respect by showing them respect.  The best way to teach respect is to demonstrate it.  Parents need to give children certain amounts of responsibility and make them stick to the choices they make.  Parents need to have courage.  Courage means “to take heart.” Parents really need to have courage to raise their children.

Planned, Paid For, and Paired Off- Dating
            Dates should be planned before hand, the man should pay, and couples should be paired off.  I really liked this because I do admit that sometimes I cannot tell if I am on a date or not.  It is good to have some guidelines that go along with dates.  Also, I feel that these guidelines can help people to actually go on dates and not just hang out.  Motivation!

Cohabitation is a “No no”
            Not only is cohabitation against the commandments but it also does not help relationships.  Couples that cohabitate before marriage are more likely to get divorced or have abuse in the relationship.  Waiting to live together until after marriage increases the couple’s chance of having a successful marriage. Cohabitating before marriage is hurtful to the stability of the relationship.

Multiply and Replenish the Earth
            God’s commandment for us to multiply and replenish the Earth is still in effect.  It is selfish for us to wait to have children or decide not to have children because of our own personal, silly reasons.  We need to bring more of God’s children to this planet to live in good homes where they will be raised right.  We should not put off having children until we are older.

Father Involvement is Important
            Fathers are important for more than just bringing in a paycheck.  Fathers help their children know about gender roles and how to act in society.  Fathers also help raise children by supporting the mother.  There are statistics backing up the fact that children are less likely to be in poverty if there is a father in the home.  I believe that father involvement is so important for the security and well being of the family.

Communication is Key!
A relationship without communication is likely to fail.  Sometimes when there are misunderstandings, all that needs to happen is for both people to tell there side of it and the issue will get straitened out easily and painlessly.  Different People have different perspectives and so they do not see things the same.  This can cause issues and conflict that never needed to happen.  Talking it out is always the best solution.

The Lord Loves Us
“He loves you more than you love you” –Quote from class
            God loves us so much and has done so much for us.  We are His children and He will never stop loving us.  He wants us to be happy so he has given us so many great opportunities.  God also loves the people on Earth that you love.  A good way to get past issues that you may have with someone is to realize that God loves them too because they are his son or daughter.

Ways to Avoid Divorce
            Most of the time divorce can be avoided if the couple will follow some simple advice. 1) Carefully select the person you want to marry and actually get to know them. 2) Have great unselfishness and learn to work as a team. TOGETHER.  3) Continuous dating should take place before and after the wedding.  4) Follow the commandments to love and stay true to our spouse for eternity.  Marriages can last if people follow these pointers.

I have loved this class :)
Shanna


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