DQ - CH6 - Created to Connect

Discussion Questions

1. “We are responsible for connecting with and correcting our children in a way that shows them the love of Jesus.” Is there someone in your life who did this with you? Share a little about that experience.

2. Think of a particular child you serve. If you look at yourself through that child’s eyes, would you see yourself as loving? Overly permissive? Safe? Harsh? Write a little about what you would see based on how you interact with that child.

3. Oftentimes we abandon connection because we are too focused on another goal. In this chapter of Created to Connect, that goal was a family photo. Write about a time when you had a goal other than connection, and what happened.

4. Think about a time when you corrected a child in an un-IDEAL way. Think through what happened, and re-write that story using the IDEAL response. How would that story be different if you could have a re-do?