Handling Pressure and Stress

One of the biggest problems in parenting is handling conflicts — Between children, mates, neighbors and parent / child. Good parents are often discouraged because of misunderstandings and clashes.
   
This section is designed to discover why people do what they do under pressure — why you may conflict with others. Scripture is clear on how to handle clashes. The problem is many parents and their children are not aware of their "sensitive spots."  Parents need to practice what the Bible says about resolving conflicts.

Every personality type has its "hot button." Pressure can be good or bad.  It can make us do the right or wrong thing. The following are tendencies of personalities as they relate to stress due to conflicts.

Review this entire booklet with your Behavioral Blends in mind. Read each section below to see how you may respond under pressure. Also consider how you sometimes respond totally different than what others expect. Seek to be spiritual, not natural!

Remember — Most family problems today are not theological or technical — they're relational — personality conflicts and clashes with others.

Sample of some of the information you will learn:

"D" Behavior

Under Pressure: Becomes dictatorial, domineering, demanding, angry, intense, forceful, direct, bossy.

Sources of Irritation: Weakness, indecisiveness, laziness. Lack of discipline, plan, purpose, direction, authority, control, challenge.

Needs To: Back-off, seek peace, relax, think before reacting, control self, be — patient, loving, friendly, loyal, kind, sensitive.