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02-12-2009, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by hey mommy

The church I go to is very much into Love & Logic(well, until the new parenting class came). Anyway, I listening to two moms talk last night & they were talking about how they have to remember to make their faces emotionless. So I asked why. Here is what I heard:

1. b/c you are supposed to be representing Jesus to your children. By remaining emotionless, you allow your words to have more impact.
2. B/c when kids look at you while you are talking to them, you want them to listen to your words. If you have a mad face and are saying "I Love you, you need to do such-and-such" then all that sinks in to them is a mad face.

I wasn't sure what to say after that. How do I respond to that? I'm not sure I agree with it.. Opinions?? I don't think Jesus had a stone faced expression all the time while he was talking....

Can you ask them their basis in the Bible that Jesus didn't show emotions?

I try to be calm when my children do something wrong but that is a far cry from being emotionless. This just sounds weird.

My second thought is that children reared in such an enviroment will have some serious issues about their own emotions.

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