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“The home is the workshop where human characters are built and the manner in which they are formed depends upon the relationship existing between parents and the children. The home cannot be what it should be unless these relationships are of the proper character. Whether they are so or not depends, it is true, upon both parents and children, but much more upon parents. They must do their best.” –Joseph Fielding Smith I bet you all can guess what I’m talking about today! Parenting! Parenting is such an important topic and I really hope that I can at least touch on a few of the things that contribute to parenting and give a few ideas to help improve parent/child relationships in the home. From an LDS perspective, we know that we become parents to become more like our own Heavenly Father and Mother. We parent to develop divine attributes, and to understand others. A parent’s job is to meet the needs of their children on a personal and individual level. There is a spe
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A Father's Role in the Home

“Father is the noblest title a man can be given. It is more than a biological role. It signifies a leader, exemplar, a confidant, a teacher, a hero, and, ultimately, a perfect being.” –Elder Robert L. Backman             The society we live in today is taking the role of the father and twisting it to defile its importance. When you think of popular T.V. shows with family characters, the father is usually out of the home for almost all of the day working, and when he comes home he’s portrayed as lazy. Think of Bart Simpson for an example. He is dumb and silly and doesn’t know how to do anything except for provide for his family. However, in the real world, there is much more to fatherhood than bringing home money for the family.             Fathers are necessary to provide, preside, and protect. This means that they provide not only materialistically, but also spiritually as well. They preside every day by holding family counsel and family prayer/scripture study.
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Let's Talk About Talking! (and Listening)

Hello, Talofa, Hola, Malo Lelei-However you say It-Hello! This week I will be talking about communication! I really enjoyed my class discussions regarding communication, especially within a marriage or relationship. We communicate with people we care about everyday, and it’s important to remember how we treat others. Your communication with others reflects your feelings for them. Through our words, body language, and tones, it really shows others how much we care and validate their feelings. So, let’s dive right in!          The first key to being a good communicator, is actually being a good listener. People enjoy being listened to, and having someone they can vent to.   Six ways to improve your listening skills are: Take the initiative in the conversation, resist distractions, control your emotions and your tendency to respond before the other is finished, ask questions to clarify what they are saying, make use of the speed of your thoughts by summarizing what
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