Honour thy Mother and Father

Honour thy Mother and Father

• Why is it important to respect and listen to our parent/s?

Different types of family

• Nuclear family unit – made up a mother, father and child/ren

• Single parent family – one parent only with a child or children

• Same sex families – two women or men with a child or children

• Where there are two adults in a family to share the responsibilities, generally things are easier than if there is just one single parent.

• Can you say why?

Things a parent or parents have to worry about

• Their own well-being and that of their children

• A mortgage (house payments)

• A car or cars• Putting food on the table• Clothing everybody• Educating the children• Holding down a job• Holidays and outings• Bringing in enough money

to pay for all of the above

• In the household;• Cleaning• Cooking and washing

up• Washing and ironing• Taking the garbage

out• Shopping• General household

maintenance

A shared load is light

• The single parent

has it much tougher

Parents are not perfect!

• Although our parents love us and want the best for us, sometimes the ideas they have for us do not necessarily fit in with who we are.

• Why do you think this is?

Some parents do not always know what is best for their children

• Some parents take no interest in their children

• Other parents expect the children to be the parents and they themselves are like children

• Yet other parents have extremely bad habits that are also damaging to the children

• And some parents are abusive mentally or physically with their children

Bad Parents

Irresponsible parents?

• How would you feel if this were you?

The Book of Ruth

The Book of Ruth

• You have heard and read the story of Ruth.• Ruth cared so deeply for her mother-in-law

that she was unable to let her go out into the world and fend for herself as an aging lady

• Thus she left her very own family to accompany her and care for her.

• This is selfless love or unconditional love.• Who do you love? Who shows you this kind or

some other kind of love in your life?