Week 5 - God-Honoring Relationships with Parents

Week 4: Developing God-Honoring Relationships with My Grandchildren’s Parents

For I have chosen him, so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice.
Genesis 18:19

Objectives

Understand that no one has a greater influence on your grandchildren than their parents.
Critically evaluate the dynamics that currently exist in your family and their impacts and sources
Engage with your children about their view of your involvement and seek their counsel on how best to come along side (e.g. ask and listen).
Intentionally help guide grandchildren to honor and obey their parents.

BIG IDEA

One of the best things you can do for your grandchildren is to love and respect their parents.

Week 5 Charts are posted here (PPT)

Week 5 Charts are posted here (PDF)

RESOURCES

Dr Ted Tripp

A Healthy Relationship Between Grandparents and Parents

Adult Children

The link below has a set of articles about adult children and dealing with issues. I am familiar with James Lehman and his approach to parenting difficult situations. This is not a Christian-based resource, but has some helpful information..

Adult Children - EmpoweringParents.com

Doing Life with Your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out (class excerpt: 2:00 - 20:40)

How to Parent Adult Children with Dr. Jim Burns & Host Krista Gilbert

Dr. Jim Burns, president of Homeword, joins The Open Door Sisterhood to offer his insight into not only how we begin early to prepare for this stage, but also how to navigate difficult conversations, what to do if our kids move back home, and what to do if we don’t approve of who they are choosing to date and/or marry.

OUTLINE

A Healthy Relationship - Ted Tripp
The Family Trinity
God’s Design for Grandparents
Past Failures
Parental Engagement
Level of Celebration

The Family Trinity

A three generation unit built around three different but complementary relationships. - The Guide to Great Grandparenting by Paul and Diana Miller

HOMEWORK

Chapter 4 of Grandparenting with Grace

Session Three is Completed and Posted!

This is Larry McCall's third session of the professionally produced series on Grandparenting with Grace. As other sessions are developed and posted, they will be posted on the associated page.