Accord Resolution Services

As I listen to talk shows and to parents directly, I hear many of them conveying a real fear of somehow losing their children and having no real impact on their lives any longer. I reflected on that as my 18 year old son called out “Bye, Dad” as he headed out to our church’s Youth Leadership Training program, right after I got off the telephone providing my 26 year old married daughter some sought after advice on her career and business prospects, and just days after my 27 year old married daughter living in the American Southwest and I co-operated on getting her poem published in an American magazine. I haven’t done everything right, by far, and things weren’t always this rosy between my three children and I. But they are now. I don’t know all the reasons God has chosen to bless my wife and me this way and we do credit Him for this blessing. We also realize that how children turn out these days is not always dependent on what parents do. But all that aside, I’ve realized that some of the things I actually say to my children do help increase the likelihood of a stronger bond between us. I made a list of some of these, maybe you could add more and let me know. Here they are in my order of importance:

1. I Love God.
2. I Love Your Mother (Father).
3. I Love You.
4. I Am Sorry.
5. I Was Wrong.
6. Will You Forgive Me?

When was the last time your child heard these words from you? Happy Parenting!

Ken B. Godevenos, MBA, CCP, CHRP
Accord Resolution Services Inc.