The way you parent today impacts multiple generations. In this week's DA+3 Group Guide, you'll hear Jeremy Pryor's vision for multi-generational families with a clear identity. Get instant ideas to foster family relationships, train your children for their future roles, and integrate your work into your fatherhood role.

Key Takeaways

• Multi-Generational Family: Raise your children to be excellent parents to your grandchildren. Parent with that third generation in mind.
• The Need for a Fatherhood Archetype: Scripture provides a blueprint for the ideal father, and it's not always what today's culture praises.
• Training: Approach fatherhood like a coach, training your children for their future roles rather than just focusing on short-term behavior correction.
• Integrate Work and Family Identity: View your work as an extension of your role within your family, not as a separate identity.
• Family Friendships: Socialize your children within family and community settings, not just with peers.

DA+3 Group Guide Discussion Questions

1. When you think about your kids becoming parents, what parenting characteristics do you want them to have?
2. What specific actions do you need to take to raise your kids to be great parents to your grandkids?
3. How do you think society views the role of a father in today's culture?
4. What characteristics of Abraham do you think are most important to emulate as a dad?
5. What shifts do you need to make to train your children for their future roles rather than focusing on short-term behavior corrections?
6. How can you ensure that your family's values are a central part of your family identity?
7. Have you ever fallen into the trap of viewing your work as a separate identity instead of an extension of your role within your family?
8. Why do you think integrating your work and family identity is important?
9. How can we encourage our children to build strong relationships with their siblings and family members?
10. What are some practical ways to socialize your kids within your family and community—instead of just with peers and friends their own age?

Jeremy Pryor

Jeremy Pryor is a business owner, creative entrepreneur, author, podcaster, and builder of multiple movements with family at the core. Jeremy and his wife have five children and reside in a multigenerational home near Cincinnati, Ohio.

Key Quotes

• 8:12 - "I've been tracking a trend over the last ten years, and the trend has been to represent the new ideal father as the traditional mother. The traditional mother was very present, very empathetic, right there meeting the needs of kids. This idea of that traditional mother, I began to see that when there have been positive descriptions or symbolic, positive descriptions of the father, he would be that mother."
• 11:45 - "Let's think about the level that we're valuing, inter-friendships between siblings and just the strength of that. I just want to challenge and encourage you guys to really pray on, how can we foster deeper friendships between our kids? Regardless of the age gap there can be deeper friendships."

Links from Today's Conversation

• 286 | Parenting for the Third Generation, Building Family Assets, and Championing the Beauty of Fatherhood (Jeremy Pryor: Part 1)
• 287 | Creating Intentional Spaces, Carrying the Spirit of Elijah, and Fighting Against the Destruction of Fathers (Jeremy Pryor: Part 2)
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