Finding Agreement
Air Date: 2022-07-06
I saw online advice that assumed if you talk more it will lead to unity. Well, talking is the first step but if that doesn’t lead to agreement, talking more will only lead to more disagreement. With parenting you’ve got to come together around a practical plan that you can implement. If you can’t find agreement together involve a third party (the Bible, a person, a conference or a resource) that points you to what good parenting looks like. So, your talking moves you towards unity.
Ron is a marriage and family author, conference speaker, and therapist. He is Founder and President of As For Me And My House Ministries, LLC (www.RonDeal.org) and now serves as director of FamilyLife Blended.
Ron is author of The Smart Stepfamily: Seven Steps to a Healthy Family (and DVD series), The Smart Stepmom (coauthored with Laura Petherbridge), The Smart Stepfamily Marriage (coauthored with Dr. David Olson), and The Smart Stepdad. His latest book is Dating and the Single Parent. A...