1. X3 Rock Your Family
Session 7: Five Things
Every Child Longs For

2. Ten Commandments of
Rock Your Family
• #1) “I am the parent and you are not”
• #2) Truth is caught more than taught
• #3) Give the blessing

3. Give The Blessing
• Gary Smalley, The Blessing
• Five Aspects of The Blessing
1. Meaningful Touch
2. Spoken Words
3. Attaching High Value
4. Predicting A Special Future
5. Commitment To A Special Future

4. Meaningful Touch
• Touching them
• Hugging them
• Patting them

5. Meaningful Touch
• Children long for meaningful touch
• Appropriate touch
• Pure & innocent touch
• Do it even if you donʼt feel like it

6. Spoken Word
• Saying the words to your sons and daughters
that they need to hear
• “I love you”
• “I believe in you”
• “Youʼve got what it takes”

7. Spoken Word
• “Youʼre the man”
• “I cherish you”
• Spoken work is powerful
• Not just convey what theyʼre good at but to
convey how you feel about them

8. Attaching High Value
• Valuing them for who they are and not what
they do
• Making sure they feel valued

9. Predicting A Special Future
• Looking at how theyʼre wired and predict
how God might use them some day

10. Commitment To A
Special Future
• Help the special future become a reality
• Commandment #3) Give the Blessing

11. Homework
• Write the names of your children
• How are they wired?
• What words describe them?
• How can you bless them?
• What will their future look like?
• Create a plan to help them