Ten Minutes with Dad

This weeks ten minutes provides some great ideas for Personal God Things to Share With Your Child to encourage their spiritual growth. Many parents communicate that they are at a loss when it comes to answering kids' tough questions about God. For example, when someone close passes away—a friend or family member—parents scramble to teach their kids about life, death and heaven. More often than not, parents end up avoiding complicated matters altogether! Instead of waiting until certain topics come up, make a list of subjects you want to talk about and begin addressing them one by one, casually, but through your eyes. How do youknow God is real? Share that with your child! How have you experienced God's love? Try to express this in a way they can understand; this means talking to your child about what you believe personally. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suitup/support

We're talking for the next 10 minutes about the difference between discipline and punishment, and how the words are often used interchangeably but are quite different. To review, punishment seeks to control a person's behavior by fear or retribution, or by inflicting pain to motivate change. Discipline, however, seeks to tie the unwanted behavior to a natural or logical consequence for that behavior. Discipline does not connect a child's identity to their choices. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suitup/support

Today's 10 Minutes is focused on handling frustration, anger, and arguments in the home. John 16:33 says, “In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” Tribulation is great trouble or suffering. Though you will have days as a parent when you will feel like indeed you are experiencing great trouble and suffering resulting from your child's intense moods, Jesus said “take heart” for He has overcome the world. He has overcome the tension in your home! However, you may have to muddle through those difficult times as you raise your child hand in hand with God! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suitup/support

Visit us at SuitUpMinistries.org This weeks 10 minutes with Dad is focused on helping your child develop good study habits. Paul talked about “studying” in 2 Timothy 2:15, reminding us to “Study to show yourself approved by God, a workman who need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” Though Paul was speaking about studying God's Word, there are principles that can be drawn from this truth that can carry forward into all areas of your child's life. However, kids don't tend to love doing homework or studying, and parents often wrestle with crossing that line of helping to motivate their kids and nagging. Consider the following ideas to avoid homework battles and develop good study habits that will carry with them into adulthood. First, set some reasonable goals. If your child's attention runs short, set a timer for, say, twenty minutes. After he or she works for the agreed-upon time, allow them to take a break for five minutes before returning to their studies. Set weekly targets, as well. On a day where your child is not stressed or weighted with other distractions, sit down together and talk about reasonable goals they feel they can meet to set them up for success. Next, brainstorm an appropriate reward system for completing a week of homework. Together you can create a chart to document progress and meaningful rewards that will motivate your child. Does your child enjoy computer time? Perhaps thirty minutes of computer time would be an agreeable reward. Does he or she like to bake with you? If the child's goals were met, maybe making cookies with mom is the perfect reward. If your child is social, consider hosting a play date the following week. Make sure to follow through with these rewards—or the whole system will fall apart! You may even teach your child the verse: “All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty” (Proverbs 14:23). Help them to connect this verse with how hard they have worked—to connect their success with their effort. I am with you in the journey, and am praying for you and your family. Please don't hesitate to email me at Seth@suitupministries.org if you have questions or concerns as you are working through this difficult topic. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suitup/support

Visit us at SuitUpMinistries.org This week's Ten Minutes with Dad is focused on helping your child develop good study habits. Paul talked about “studying” in 2 Timothy 2:15, reminding us to “Study to show yourself approved by God, a workman who need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” Though Paul was speaking about studying God's Word, there are principles that can be drawn from this truth that can carry forward into all areas of your child's life. However, kids don't tend to love doing homework or studying, and parents often wrestle with crossing that line of helping to motivate their kids and nagging. Consider the following ideas to avoid homework battles and develop good study habits that will carry with them into adulthood. First, set some reasonable goals. If your child's attention runs short, set a timer for, say, twenty minutes. After he or she works for the agreed-upon time, allow them to take a break for five minutes before returning to their studies. Set weekly targets, as well. On a day where your child is not stressed or weighted with other distractions, sit down together and talk about reasonable goals they feel they can meet to set them up for success. Next, brainstorm an appropriate reward system for completing a week of homework. Together you can create a chart to document progress and meaningful rewards that will motivate your child. Does your child enjoy computer time? Perhaps thirty minutes of computer time would be an agreeable reward. Does he or she like to bake with you? If the child's goals were met, maybe making cookies with mom is the perfect reward. If your child is social, consider hosting a play date the following week. Make sure to follow through with these rewards—or the whole system will fall apart! You may even teach your child the verse: “All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty” (Proverbs 14:23). Help them to connect this verse with how hard they have worked—to connect their success with their effort. I am with you in the journey, and am praying for you and your family. Please don't hesitate to email me Seth@SuitUpMinistries.org if you have questions or concerns as you are working through this tough topic. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suitup/support

Nobody is perfect—you and your kids included. While I know this doesn't come as a big surprise to you, intellectually, I also know that all too often parents choose to focus on their child's imperfections instead of tending to their hearts. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suitup/support

Dads, Hello, there! How long has it been since you've thought about the difference between hearing and listening? Hearing is the physical reaction of the brain to sound waves. Listening, however, requires you to focus and make use of what you're hearing. I can't tell you how often I've heard parents say that if their kids would listen to them things would be a lot better for the entire family. Well, guess what? I'm hoping this month's ten minutes with Dad helps you to make that happen. Visit SuitUpMinistries.org Email the HOST - Seth@SuitUpMinistries.org --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suitup/support

It's time to address another important parenting issue—the one of having a scream-free or yell-free home. Not only will this make for a more peaceful home, but it will also help to make your children calmer and more confident in who they are. I know how easy it is to feel you have to raise your voice to be heard or even yell rather than going to your children to speak normally so they can hear you. But as parents, we owe it to our children and ourselves to speak in calmly and respectfully so they will learn to do the same. Connect with Us @ SuitUpMInistries.org Hit me up! Seth@SuitUpMinistries.org --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suitup/support

Raising our children to pursue a personal relationship with God is something every Christian parent wants, but statistics show that only five percent of teens study the Bible on their own on a daily basis and over half of teens say they read or study their Bible away from church. I don't think I need to tell you that these numbers are not very encouraging. But I'm also happy to tell you that YOU can influence your children to be one of the five percent who study their Bible every day. How? By getting creative, that's how! For ways to make studying scripture with your kids more fun, check out this weeks podcast. It will give you a good start towards making positive changes in your home in this area. I hope you find this lesson helpful. You are always welcome to email me with any prayer requests your family may have. Seth@suitupministries.org Visit SuitUpMinistries.org to learn more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suitup/support

Rebellion in kids takes a Dad who is consistent with leading them through it. Connect with us @ suitupministries.org Email me! Seth@suitupministries.org --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suitup/support

Teacups are beautiful, yet they're very fragile and must be handled with extreme care. Today, university professors call our children just that, teacups. They see college students as very fragile because of overprotection. And while teacups are aesthetically pleasing, they are rarely used and of little value to us on a day to day basis. As DADs it's hard to watch our children fail, so often we swoop in to make sure they don't. In the process we create children that don't know how to fail well. This week we want to process how we can STOP being our child's superhero, and instead, allow them to develop the courage and problem solving skills to work through any issue life hands them. Connect with us @ SuitUpMinistries.org Email: Seth@SuitUpMinistries.org --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suitup/support

Dads, We must take responsibility for our kids/teens safety online. That doesn't mean keeping them off technology. Thats the easy way and ultimately doesn't work. What we have to do is face the problems and guide our kids through safety protocols. SuitupMinistries.org Email the show Seth@suitupministries.org --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suitup/support

Dads, talk to your kids about the evil in the world. Not to scare them but to help them to understand it and see how you handle it. Today we talk about the evil in this world and what as Dads we can do to prepare our kids for it. SuitupMinistries.org Email the show: Seth@suitupministries.org --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suitup/support

Are you a perfectionist? Do you have a child who is a perfectionist? Being a perfectionist is ROUGH (I speak from experience) because NO ONE is perfect. It's exhausting, and to a child who finds personal value from doing something well, it can be a train wreck of emotion. This week we want to help you navigate what it looks like to help your child learn from failure and understand that perfectionism isn't the goal, excellence is. Connect with us! SuitUpMinistries.org Email me! Seth@suitupministries.org --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suitup/support

A new study says kids today are more materialistic, they want MORE than ever before, and they're less likely to work and study hard for the things they want. We want our children to be responsible, to work hard. In order for them to be responsible, we must give them responsibilities. How do we teach them to be hard workers, and for that matter, does hard work even matter? Check out this week's podcast to see how to get your kid to do more than play Xbox. Connect with us! SuitUpMinistries.org Email me! Seth@suitupministries.org --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suitup/support

Empathy is taking on someone else's perspective. Jesus, Himself, is the perfect example of this. 2 Corinthians tells us He who knew no sin became sin for us. We all want to help our children be more like Jesus and teaching our children to see things from another person's view is a tall order. We all tend to think of our own needs first, and I'm sure you've witnessed this great phenomenon with your kids. How do we help our children to see others for who they really are, unique individuals created by God for His purpose? How do we help them be compassionate individuals, ones who connect with human suffering with care and understanding in a way that brings comfort? Today's podcast will give you a good glimpse into helping our children develop empathy and compassion. Check us out! SuitUpMInistries.org Email us: Seth@suitupministries.org --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suitup/support

Maybe your child still tends to pitch a full on fit when they're upset, or maybe you've watched your child stomp away pouting. Either way we've all seen our children exhibit a LACK of self-control. We all know self-control is an important characteristic in life. You may not have known, but self-control is more important than intelligence when it comes to academic success. So, we know self-control is vastly important, and we're probably all on the same boat in stating we WANT our children to show better self-control. The question is, HOW do we teach them that? Check out this week's podcast on how to tame your child's emotional meltdown. Contact us! SuitUpMinistries.org Email us: Seth@suitupministries.org --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suitup/support

We would all agree that today we live in a consumerist society, and, sadly, when it comes to children and parents this can be the case as well. Parents are the givers of parental services and children are consumers. When we act as a consumer only we don't sense the right to GIVE anything, and in the case of this month's parenting class, that often includes RESPECT. We want our children to be respectful towards us, towards their siblings, their friends, their teachers. Actually we expect them to be respectful towards EVERYONE. But how do we move from wanting a respectful child to actually having one? Check out this weeks episode to begin the conversation on instilling respect. Visit SuitUpMinistries.org Email Seth --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suitup/support

When our children are small we have to prompt them to do everything. Go clean your room, chew with your mouth closed, say thank you. At some point, these things should become automatic. Do you find yourself STILL prompting your child to say thank you? When does that become automatic? Instilling gratefulness in our children takes work. They are born grateful, they're born selfish. So how do we teach them gratefulness? How do we help our child embrace gratefulness? This weeks episode is on Helping Your Child Embrace Gratefulness. Visit SuitUpMinistries.org Email Seth --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suitup/support

Today we are talking about what it means to be a good friend. A simple concept that for many is hard to put into action. Connect with us at suitupministries.org or email seth@suitupministries.org --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suitup/support

Today we take ten minutes to talk about the importance of prioritizing our schedules with what matters the most. Visit suitupministries.org or email seth@suitupministries to connect or find out more about being the DAD God has called you to be. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suitup/support

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Our kids deal with fear all the time and that is perfectly normal. Dad, it is up to you to help kids overcome their fears. The first thing to do is to deal with the fears you have in your own life. Connect with Suit Up Ministries Website Reach out to Seth Consider Suiting Up with a financial gift to Suit Up Ministries --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suitup/support

I have always known this. God placed this on my heart long ago and we started Suit Up Ministries. BUT, to see it in action always seals the deal and reinforces our vision! Men we show up for sports...guys night out...hunting expeditions...we often try to relive our glory days in softball leagues...purchasing things thinking we will find happiness...but too many men and the statistics are real…fail to show up for our kids and family. If you are a man that is a father…move to the next level and be the DAD. Better…than that... be the DAD WARROR…WE ARE READY…RELENTLESS IN OUR RESPONSIBILITIES! And what is the greatest RESPONSIBILITY of all? Being the DAD God has called us all to be! There is no substitute for a dad! I pray for all dads to be the DAD God has called us to be and prayers of gratitude for the many mom's that every day stand in the gap for their kids! DADs…do not stand on the sidelines of life…get off the bench…“get in the game”…Today is game day…and so is every day…God gives you! So…C'mon DADs…Suit Up! Visit Suit Up Ministries Website Email Seth Consider a generous contribution to Suit Up Ministries --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suitup/support

DADs...Be contagious. DADs…have you ever been around a person that has a contagious personality? A person that seems to possess an intangible quality that cannot be easily duplicated. Even when enduring difficult circumstances? Whenever I encounter a person like that…it motivates me to be better. Usually if I am able to spend any time with them at all…it becomes clear that the origin of their contagious qualities stems from a deep relationship with Jesus Christ. I Thessalonians 1:6 and you became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message with the joy from the Holy Spirit. DADs...Be contagious. A contagious Christian…A contagious DAD...by imitating His teachings and positively living your life for Him. Visit Suit Up Ministries Website Consider a tax deductible donation to Suit Up --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suitup/support

Dads, Have you ever been afraid? Afraid to fail, afraid to make a decision, afraid to lead? If so, you're not alone and I would love to take 10 minutes to encourage you to stand up and face your fears under the powerful watch and guidance of our Lord. View FULL transcript of todays podcast here Visit Suit Up Ministries Website Make a Tax Deductible contribution to Suit Up Ministries --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suitup/support

Dad, We all have a calling. Paul writes in I Corinthians 1:26 , “For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble.” Paul commands the Corinthians to consider or contemplate their calling. The word “calling” refers to their position in the world when they first believed in Christ. This issue of calling is important to Paul. He believes that in order to become a Christian you must respond to God's call. Likewise, if you are a Christian today, it is because you have answered God's call. DADS, have you forgotten your calling? Memory can be a blessing or a curse. In our spiritual life, it can be very healthy to remember what life was like before we met Jesus. If you remember where you started, you'll appreciate much more the grace God that has offered you to where you are today. Do you remember where you came from? Do you recall what you were doing when God saved you from yourself? A preacher I listened to recently told a story about how he met with an 8-year-old boy in his congregation to talk to him about his baptism. He asked him how he became a Christian. He told him that God called him. He said, “Excuse me?” The preacher was used to hearing a lot of things, but this isn't one of them. As he probed further it became clear that, like Samuel, this little 8-year-old boy heard the Lord calling him. Because of God's call, this young boy believed in the One who was calling him. This is exactly what God does. He calls men, women, and children to Himself. DADS…God is calling you to be the DAD! A DAD for the Lord! How do we “practice” this calling? In Ephesians 4:2 we receive great instructions... "Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love." DADS are His representatives, to be the light here on earth How do we demonstrate this calling? Practice this calling? What is the natural outcry or fruit of the spirit? Service. Our acts of service that are within the calling are those things that unite us. Our acts of service that are within the calling allow us to see the different gifts we each bring to the table to further His Kingdom. What often gets in the way of acknowledging other's gifts and keeps us from service is the “danger of the single story.” The single story creates stereotypes, preconceived ideas based on our premise. Paul continues in Ephesians 4:3-4 "Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace." Paul again was being proactive. He is saying…these are the things that we must do as Christians so that we remain united in this body. "There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;" DADS heeding this calling can be evident in your “Daily-Active-Devotion” to your kids and family. I Corinthians 15:58 - NIV "Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suitup/support