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"자녀를 건강한 아이로 키우려면? 부모 자신부터 감정을 다스려라"

"자녀를 건강한 아이로 키우려면? 부모 자신부터 감정 다스려라   부모의 감정이 무엇보다 자녀의 감정에 큰 영향을 미친다 / 셔터스톡 부모라면 자녀의 감정을 존중하는 것의 중요성에 대해 들어봤을 것이다.  하지만 부모인 당신의 감정은 어떠한가? 임상 사회 복지사이자 심리 치료사인 힐러리 제이콥스 헨델과 심리학자이자 양육 교육자인 줄리 프라가 박사는 신간, 『부모도 감정이 있다(Parents Have Feelings, Too)』에서 통념을 뒤집었다.  즉, 정서적으로 건강한 아이를 양육할 수 있도록 하기 위해선 먼저 부모 자신의 감정을 다스릴 줄 알아야 한다는 것이 핵심 메시지다. 이들이 부모들에게 어떤 조언을 했는지 CNN과 함께 알아본다.  부모에게 가장 중요한 감정, '분노' 헨델은 부모가 다뤄야 할 6가지 핵심 감정으로  ▲분노 ▲슬픔 ▲두려움 ▲혐오 ▲기쁨 ▲흥분을 꼽았다. 그러면서 ‘분노’를 가장 중요한 핵심 감정으로 보았다.  그녀는 “분노는 파괴적인 잠재력을 가지고 있기 때문에 사람들을 곤경에 빠뜨리는 감정이며, 그래서 우리는 대개 그것을 묻어버린다. 그런데 이때 분노는 안으로 폭발하여 우울, 죄책감, 불안, 수치심으로 나타날 수 있다. 혹은 밖으로 폭발하여 공격성으로 표출될 수 있다.”고 설명했다.  중요한 것은 분노를 ‘행동’으로 옮기지 않고 ‘경험’하는 방법을 배우는 것이다.  이는 분노에 이름을 붙이고, 신체에서 어떻게 느껴지는지 알아차리고, 그 순간의 충동이 무엇인지를 인식하며, 궁극적으로는 그 에너지를 방출하는 것을 포함하는 내면의 과정이다.  이에 더해 헨델은 분노를 두 개의 분리된 단계로 이해할 필요성을 말했다. 분노를 경험하는 내적인 과정과 스스로와 가족에게 건설적인 방식으로 분노를 표현하는 외적인 과정이 그것이다.  한편, 프라가 박사는 엄마와 달리, 아빠들의 경우 ‘분노’라는 감정처리에 더욱 익숙하지 않다고 지적했다.  하지만 아빠들...

"배움은 나눔입니다."

"배움은 나눔입니다." " 배움은 나눔입니다 .   우리가 배운 것을 나눌 때 우리의 배움은 더욱 선명해집니다 .   우리의 배움은 나눔을 통해 더욱 풍성해집니다 .   우리는 가르침을 통해 더욱 많이 배우게 됩니다 .  ...   그리스도인의 교제는 배운 것을 나누는 나눔의 교제입니다 .   우리가 배운 것을 서로 나눌 때  우리의 기쁨은 더욱 충만해지는 것을 경험하게 됩니다 ." ( 강준민 목사님 )

Faith is ...

Faith is ...  "faith is that confidence, bestowed on us by God's grace, and drawn out of us by his greatness, which makes us willing to entrust our whole selves to him."   (C. D. "Jimmy" AGAN III, "The IMITATION of CHRIST in the GOSPEL of LUKE")

6 Commitments to Imitate Jesus' self-denial

6 Commitments to Imitate Jesus' self-denial Self-denial is the opposite of self-definition.   In order to practice the kind of self-denial that Jesus did,  we must therefore turn away from false standards  which so often shape our identity, values, and goals,  instead allowing God and his purposes to define the things  that are most important to us and about us.   Commitment 1: I will not define myself according to my group status.   Commitment 2: I will not define myself according to my accomplishments.   Commitment 3: I will not define myself according to reputation or appearance.   Commitment 4: I will not define myself according to what I posses, enjoy, lose, or lack.   Commitment 5: I will value God's testimony about me more than I fear anyone's judgment against me.   Commitment 6: I will pursue God's vision for me rather than conforming to human expectations of me.   (C. D. "Jimm...

Self-denial and Self-humilation

Self-denial and Self-humiliation I want to imitate Jesus' pattern of servant-like self-denial and self-humiliation that characterizes his entire life and ministry.   "Take the lowest place, the only place from which it is possible to truly love others, as you have seen me doing throughout my ministry, and as you will continue to see me do on the cross - and beyond."   (C. D. "Jimmy" AGAN III, "The IMITATION of CHRIST in the GOSPEL of LUKE")

Christlike hospitality

Christlike hospitality "Christlike hospitality involves moving someone from the statues of 'stranger'(a place outside the family) to that of 'brother' or 'sister'(a place at the heart of the family)."   (C. D. "Jimmy" AGAN III, "The IMITATION of CHRIST in the GOSPEL of LUKE")

Christlike passion

Christlike passion   "Christlike passion for the glory of God involves the whole person loving the whole God."   (C. D. "Jimmy" AGAN III, "The IMITATION of CHRIST in the GOSPEL of LUKE" )

Assurance of our Father's love

Assurance of our Father's love Although Satan  tempts us to seek assurance of our Father's love in our outward circumstances,  like Jesus  we must find it in our Father's promise.   (As I am reading C. D. "Jimmy "AGAN III's "The IMITATION of CHRIST in the GOSPEL of LUKE")

Jesus' commitment to God's glory

Jesus' commitment to God's glory   Jesus' commitment to God's glory in the garden of Gethsemane:   Jesus honored God through ...   1. Prayer 2. Suffering 3. Submission   (C. D. "Jimmy" AGAN III, "The IMITATION of CHRIST in the GOSPEL of LUKE" )

Suffering forward, toward a goal!

Suffering forward, toward a goal! "Paul suffers forward, toward a goal.   His acceptance of suffering is not acquiescence.   His acceptance of suffering is a sign of hope and an act of faith."   (L. Anne Jervis, "At the Heart of the Gospel")

Forgiveness ...

Forgiveness ... "Forgiveness focuses not on the offender's sin  but on how God  (in his wisdom and goodness) may be using the offense  for His glory."   [Lou Priolo, "Bitterness"]

When you forgive ...

When you forgive ... "When you forgive, you are promising to no longer hold your offender's trespasses against him.   You are also promising to impute your forgiveness to him (much like Christ imputed His righteousness to you when you became a Christian).   The dictionary defines the verb 'impute' as follows: (1) 'to charge with the fault or responsibility for'; (2) 'to attribute or credit.' When you promise not to impute your offender's trespasses against him, you are promising to no longer charge him for what he has done.   This means you are not going to allow yourself to dwell on the offense.   You will refuse to cultivate those seeds of hurt, but rather will immediately pluck them out of the soil of your heart."   [Lou Priolo, "Bitterness"]

Bitterness

Bitterness "Bitterness is the result of not forgiving others.   If you are bitter at someone, it means that you haven't truly forgiven that person. ...   Bitterness is the result of dwelling too long on a hurt.   Evidences of Bitterness   1. Difficulty in resolving conflicts 2. Acts of vengeance 3. Withdrawal 4. Outbursts of anger 5. Biting sarcasm 6. Condescending communication 7. Criticism 8. Suspicion and distrust 9. Intolerance 10. Hypersensitivity 11. Impatience 12. Disrespect 13. Rebellion against authority 14. Misuse of authority 15. Depression 16. Doubts regarding salvation 17. Remembering with great specificity the details of an offense."     [Lou Priolo, "Bitterness"]

The single greatest cause of atheism ...

The single greatest cause of atheism ...  "The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door and deny him by their lifestyle.   This is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable."   (Ronald J. Sider & Ben Lowe, "THE FUTURE OF OUR FAITH")