Lamar Family Ministries Center Sermons

Speaker or Performer: Bob Petersen Date of Delivery: June 16, 2019 Kingdom FathersFocus on the Family, The Involved FatherFathers parent differently.Fathering expert Dr. Kyle Pruett explains that fathers have a distinct style of communication and interaction with children. By eight weeks of age, infants can tell the difference between their mother’s and father’s interaction with them.Fathers play differently.Fathers tickle more, they wrestle, and they throw their children in the air (while mother says . . . Not so high!). Fathers chase their children and rough-house with them. Girls and boys both learn a healthy balance between timidity and aggression.Fathers build confidence.Go to any playground and listen to the parents. Who is encouraging kids to swing or climb just a little higher, ride their bike just a little faster, throw just a little harder? Who is encouraging kids to be careful? Mothers protect and dads encourage kids to push the limits.Either of these parenting styles by the