Learning How to Do Life Well
How do you handle someone who does not respect your fences? What do you do with a fence-resistant person – especially if that person is your spouse?
Trudi takes a look at what NOT to do, along with some tips about how to proceed in this delicate situation.
This teaching arc is based on the book “Boundaries”, by Dr. Cloud and Dr. Townsend, and is supplemented by their other books, Boundaries in Marriage, Boundaries for Teens, and Boundaries for Kids.
We turn our attention to conflict that is more difficult to handle – and the people that cause it. Tim looks at the reasons Fence Breakers might be reacting the way they are.
The previous two weeks were spent discussing the types of conflicts we experience in relationships and, specifically, in marriage. Now we come to the big question: what do we DO about the conflict?
Tim discusses the two parts of every conflict, the path to take in any conflict, and why some conflicts are easier to resolve than others.
This teaching arc is based on the book “Boundaries”, by Dr. Cloud and Dr. Townsend, and is supplemented by their other books, Boundaries in Marriage, Boundaries for Teens, and Boundaries for Kids.
Follow along with the class notes (PDF).
Trudi talks about more of the conflicts that we can experience.
This teaching arc is based on the book “Boundaries”, by Dr. Cloud and Dr. Townsend, and is supplemented by their other books, Boundaries in Marriage, Boundaries for Teens, and Boundaries for Kids.
Follow along with a copy of the class notes (PDF).
We only used one clip this week, which was a short bit from the Newhart Show via www.Hulu.com.
But the media clip we really wanted to share was the recording of the sound of our class during the clip. You’ll enjoy this.
Every conflict is not the same, though we often react to conflicts like they are. We often think that every conflict takes two people – that both persons have some “wrong” that needs to be corrected.
But, as Tim tells us today, that’s not always the case.
This teaching arc is based on the book “Boundaries”, by Dr. Cloud and Dr. Townsend, and is supplemented by their other books, Boundaries in Marriage, Boundaries for Teens, and Boundaries for Kids.