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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...

The wise woman who builds a house

The wise woman who builds a house         [Proverbs 14:1-9]                   How should you and I build our own families?   Personally, when I think about Matthew 16:18, the promise that the Lord gave to our Victory Presbyterian Church , I pray while holding on to the words that the Lord will build the Lord’s church.   I have three prayer topics.   I pray that the Lord will raise up the Christ-centered leaders with dreams among us.   In the midst of that, I also pray that the Lord will build each of our families.   And I pray that the Lord will build Victory Presbyterian Church, the body of the Lord, and establish the kingdom of God .   That is why, whenever I pray with you, I often pray for individuals, families, and churches together.   Among these three prayer topics today, I cannot help but think about the second prayer topic, how we should pr...

Is space essential?

Is space essential?     In a marriage relationship, couples need to give each other space so that the Lord can work in their hearts and lives (something I thought was important in my conversation with my wife tonight).   "We should respect all people.   We may not respect them for who they are now, but we should respect them for their potential to change through the blood of the Lamb and the renewing power of the Holy Spirit" (A. W. Tozer).   People cannot see the "potential to change" unless they themselves are changing.   The reason we want the other person to change and think, "Why doesn't that person change?" is because we ourselves are not changing.   A couple must be able to see the "potential for change" in each other with faith. In order to do so, I must first continue to change in my relationship with the Lord.   In the midst of this, I must see my beloved spouse from the perspective of faith that trusts in the Lord...

Space in a marital relationship

Space in a marital relationship         I think that in a marital relationship, we need to give each other a certain amount of 'space'. I think that space is the space where the Lord works in the lives of each husband and wife, the space where the couple trusts each other because they trust the Lord, the space where each husband and wife change, and the space where each can develop their gifts, talents, and potential.

Slowly, in step with my wife ...

Slowly, in step with my wife ...         This morning, as I was meditating on Genesis 33, I was brought to focus on verse 14: "You go on ahead, my brother; I will go slowly, keeping pace with the livestock and the children, until I meet you at Seir."   While meditating on this verse, I wrote this short meditation: "Parents should keep pace with their children, so that they may go slowly before them (see Genesis 33:14, NIV).   Then, another thought came to me when I ran a marathon with my wife.   The reason is that I could have run faster than her, but I ran slowly, 'keeping pace' with her.   My wife also knows this fact.   So, when we used to run together, she would sometimes say to me, "You could have run faster than me and gotten ahead, but you had a hard time running with me."   This memory came to mind as I was meditating on Genesis 33:14 in Korean Modern Bible.   One of my most memorable memories was when I ran my...