This is taken from the Culture Translator email newsletter from axis.org<\/p>\n
How Am I Doing?<\/strong> 1. What have been some of the best times you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve had with your dad\/mom this past year? Let us know how it goes for you or if you have any great questions you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve used in the past. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d love to hear your stories! Todd was also part of our Parenting Teens Summit, and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not too late to watch his helpful interview. See \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Last Chance\u00e2\u20ac\u009d below for more details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This is taken from the Culture Translator email newsletter from axis.org How Am I Doing? It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s one of the scariest questions we can ask. Asking ourselves how we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re doing requires vulnerability, honesty, and the willingness to admit failure or that we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not ok. Asking others how we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re doing means willingly opening ourselves to criticism, which … Continue reading “a Dad’s performance review”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-my-kids","category-parenting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rodsawatsky.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rodsawatsky.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rodsawatsky.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rodsawatsky.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rodsawatsky.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=512"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.rodsawatsky.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":517,"href":"http:\/\/www.rodsawatsky.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512\/revisions\/517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rodsawatsky.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rodsawatsky.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rodsawatsky.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s one of the scariest questions we can ask. Asking ourselves how we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re doing requires vulnerability, honesty, and the willingness to admit failure or that we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not ok. Asking others how we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re doing means willingly opening ourselves to criticism, which can be painful. So asking our children how we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re doing as parents? Yikes! Yet it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the only way we can measure our progress or make meaningful improvements. You can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t fix what you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know is broken! Sure, your children may want you to make changes that you know aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t actually good for them, but they also may surprise you with their insight, desires, and dreams. In that vein, pastor and blogger Todd Wagner surveys his kids every six months or year so they have a safe and easy way to provide feedback about how he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s doing as a father. The following are 11 questions he uses as a starting point.<\/p>\n
\n2. If you had to give me some advice on how to be a better dad\/mom, what would it be? Why?
\n3. If you and I could sit down and talk about anything, what would it be?
\n4. What are some of the things that are making you anxious, fearful, or discouraged right now so I can pray for you?
\n5. What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s something you would like to do with me?
\n6. How can I help you grow in your love for God and in your ability to serve and live faithfully for Him?
\n7. What has been the best thing I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve done (or that we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve done together as a family) this last year that has helped you most in your understanding of God and His love for you?
\n8. What would you say has been the biggest area of growth for you in the last year?
\n9. What have you learned about God\/Christ\/faith this last year that has blessed you?
\n10. If you could grow in any area in the next 12 months, where would you want it to be?
\n11. What do you think your dad\/mom is most passionate about?<\/p>\n