Each family has a heritage of how we give to others and how we ask for what we need.
Below is the last series of questions to help you and your daughter talk about the art of giving and asking. It was inspired by Rich Snowden of California, a life coach and Daughters.com fan.
You and your daughter should write down your answers to these questions on separate pieces of paper. Then, share you answers with each other and then ask (don’t preach) and talk to learn more.
When asking for help, did you ever feel obligated to give up something important to you—even if the other person didn’t explicitly ask you to? Describe what you did and how it felt.
How has your giving and asking for help changed or developed over time? Why has it changed?
Do you give mostly with your head or your heart? Or both?
How do you make your decisions about giving and asking for help? Do you plan ahead?
Do you give or ask for help in the moment when something inspires you? Both?
Use the comment section below to share some of the insights you’ve gained about your daughter—and yourself—by pondering the art of giving and asking--and consider giving a gift of New Moon Girls to a girl you care about!
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Friday, September 26, 2008
The Art of Giving and Asking Part 2
Each family has a heritage of how we give to others and how we ask for what we need.
Below (building on my post from the other day) is another series of questions to help you get to know you and your teenage daughter and/or stepdaughter talk about this important topic.
Individually, write down your answers to these questions. When you’re both done, share you answers with each other and then ask (don’t preach) and talk to learn more.
What’s been your most surprising experience with giving?
What have been your most surprising and pleasant experiences with asking for help?
As a child, when did you first become aware of the idea and benefits of giving to others? What did you see? What were you curious about?
As a child, when did you first become aware of the idea and benefits of asking others for help? What did you see? What were you curious about?
How is your giving and asking for help similar to that of your parents and siblings, and how is it different? How much are you influenced by them?
You can also adapt these questions for a younger daughter; tween girls like exploring issues like this.
BTW, this article is adapted from my book The Dads & Daughters Togetherness Guide: 54 Fun Activities to Help Build a Great Relationship, which you can buy by clicking on the title.
Below (building on my post from the other day) is another series of questions to help you get to know you and your teenage daughter and/or stepdaughter talk about this important topic.
Individually, write down your answers to these questions. When you’re both done, share you answers with each other and then ask (don’t preach) and talk to learn more.
What’s been your most surprising experience with giving?
What have been your most surprising and pleasant experiences with asking for help?
As a child, when did you first become aware of the idea and benefits of giving to others? What did you see? What were you curious about?
As a child, when did you first become aware of the idea and benefits of asking others for help? What did you see? What were you curious about?
How is your giving and asking for help similar to that of your parents and siblings, and how is it different? How much are you influenced by them?
You can also adapt these questions for a younger daughter; tween girls like exploring issues like this.
BTW, this article is adapted from my book The Dads & Daughters Togetherness Guide: 54 Fun Activities to Help Build a Great Relationship, which you can buy by clicking on the title.
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