PARENTING THURSDAY REVISITED: Playing By The Rules

PARENTING THURSDAY REVISITED: Playing By The Rules

Have we ever heard the phrase “Do as I say, not as I do”? If we hadn’t heard or said those exact words, perhaps our actions might have communicated this mindset. We can embody phrases like this in an unintentional way, without even noticing.

We tell our children “no devices” at mealtimes, yet we will eagerly monitor our phones for emails from work. We become the very manifestation of “Do as I say not as I do.”

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PARENTING THURSDAY: Accentuate The Positive

PARENTING THURSDAY: Accentuate The Positive

It seems like we are constantly bombarded with messages that there is something wrong or that something needs to be fixed or improved in our lives. This also stretches into parenting, where it can (at times) seem that we are more governed by fear of what our children can't do, rather than pride in what they are capable of.

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