Love and Respect- this time the family edition

So not long after we got married and hubs was in Cali for the first year of our marriage, he went to a chaplain to get some resources for us, and the Love and Respect book was on there. I got it and started reading it and hoped that it would help our marriage. Now, the same author, Dr. Emerson Eggerichs has come out with a book about Love and Respect for the family, hoping to help families with the problems they face communicating with children who need to be loved and the parents needs to be respected.

The book is broken down into three parts:

The Family Crazy Cycle
The Family Energizing Cycle
The Family Rewarded Cycle

Each part focuses on ways to help both kids and parents get through the tough stuff and come up with ways to grow as a family and get needs met for both parties. Dr. Eggerichs uses biblical teachings through out to help get the points across. I love that in the middle of the book he added pictures of his family, to show that he is real and that he hopes that some of his insights can help families who are in need of working on creating harmony.

Book Description

Children need love. Parents need respect.
It is as simple and complex as that!
When frustrated with an unresponsive child, a parent doesn’t declare, “You don’t love me.” Instead the parent asserts, “You are being disrespectful right now.” A parent needs to feel respected, especially during conflicts. When upset a child does not whine, “You don’t respect me.” Instead, a child pouts, “You don’t love me.” A child needs to feel loved, especially during disputes.
But here’s the rub: An unloved child (or teen) negatively reacts in a way that feels disrespectful to a parent. A disrespected parent negatively reacts in a way that feels unloving to the child. This dynamic gives birth to the FAMILY CRAZY CYCLE.
So how is one to break out of this cycle? Best-selling author Emerson Eggerichs has studied the family dynamic for more than 30 years, having his Ph.D. in Child and Family Ecology. As a senior pastor for nearly two decades, Eggerichs builds on a foundation of strong biblical principles, walking the reader through an entirely new way to approach the family dynamic. For instance, God reveals ways to defuse the craziness with our children from preschooler to teen, plus how to motivate them to obey and how to deal with them when they don’t. In the Bible, God has spoken specifically to parents on how to parent. This book is about that revelation.

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