As a parent, you watch your children grow up and face different difficulties with every stage they enter. Some things are definitely harder than others.
Most of us don’t think of forgiveness in terms of parenting. Parents love unconditionally; it’s natural for us. Yet, how often do we dislike a certain behavior in our child or feel disrespected or even get mad at ourselves (or our spouse) for how we handled a situation? Those things add up and they create walls which separate us from our family.
When you have children, you have the opportunity to experience childhood all over again. You watch your child take their first steps. You get to
Many kids are used to rushing out of the house in the morning and don’t want to eat or think they don’t need to eat. Some even grab a coffee (I can’t believe how many teenagers and kids are drinking coffee!) and move on with their day.
Having children is a blessing. From birth, you get to watch your child grow and mature into a toddler, young child and eventually a teenager.
Giving your child a present (gifts) when what they yearn for is time with you (quality time) is like watering a plant with milk. Telling your child how great they are (words of affirmation), when what they long for is a hug, cuddles or wrestling on the floor (physical touch), is like feeding a cat rabbit food.
Parenting is not just about providing children with the basic needs of food, education, shelter and clothing. It involves supporting your children emotionally, socially, psychologically,
Each year life seems to move faster and faster, as if time is actually speeding up. Have you noticed? Sometimes it seems there is no
Remember that you are a guide. We are here to give our children roots, challenge them to grow and give them resources to succeed and contribute in life. There are a lot of ups and downs along the way. Teach them how to travel that road with grace.
Some might think if their strategy worked with child #1, they can use that same strategy with child #2. Great idea! Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work. In fact, rarely. No matter how many children you have, no two ever seem to be the same. There are no shortcuts.
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