The following post came out of a stream of consciousness conversation that started about the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People and ended on a topic that's highly relevant to us - less-than-stellar parenting moments that were all guilty of from time to time.
We dont mean any offense if you find yourself engaging too often in these ineffective parenting acts. But we know from experience that we're often inspired to shift our thinking when we take a moment and laugh at ourselves.
1. Claiming your 7 seconds of fame by shaming and humiliating your child and capturing it on video for social media clicks or for a desperate news reporter to pick up.
2. Parenting for the moment instead of the future you say you want independent kids, but then you nag, remind, lecture, bribe and do for your kids to get out of the house in the morning.
3. Making parenting decisions based on fear or personal prestige you know that giving in to your childs temper tantrum in the grocery store will only precipitate more temper tantrums, but you say what the heck because that woman from yoga class is watching you and you are certain she is going to tweet about what a crappy parent you are.
4. Finishing every statement to your child by asking, Okay? Its time for bed OKAY. Its time to put the toy down OKAY? You have to finish your lunch before you can have the treat OKAY? Stop asking rhetorical questions. Whats up your sleeve, when your child answers, No?
5. Filling out your childs job application this habit started when you made your first call to the mother of your childs preschool friend who did not invite him to the birthday party. Hey dont laugh, both of those scenarios are happening right now!
6. Pushing your child to follow in the footsteps of Honey Boo Boo even if hes told you 100 times he prefers soccer.
7. Ordering for your child and cutting his meat when you go out to dinner and then asking him to drive you home from the restaurant because you had too much wine.
Okay, like I said, we were punch drunk by the time we compiled this list. But looking at it later, we realized that there is a fine line between the absurd and the acceptable. So check yourself real quick and see if you are guilty of any of these parenting faux pas.
It is clear to me now, two kids and two different experiences later: our babies are born ready. All they need is for us to be ready to listen, and respond.
I had no idea how infuriating the question “how can I help?” would be when there was a sink full of bottles and an empty fridge. Mom friends to the rescue.
Beyond knowing how to handle a tantrum to avoid public embarrassment, we can begin to view them as a valuable opportunity to teach our children life skills.
The following post came out of a stream of consciousness conversation that started about the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People and ended on a topic that's highly relevant to us - less-than-stellar parenting moments that were all guilty of from time to time.
We dont mean any offense if you find yourself engaging too often in these ineffective parenting acts. But we know from experience that we're often inspired to shift our thinking when we take a moment and laugh at ourselves.
1. Claiming your 7 seconds of fame by shaming and humiliating your child and capturing it on video for social media clicks or for a desperate news reporter to pick up.
2. Parenting for the moment instead of the future you say you want independent kids, but then you nag, remind, lecture, bribe and do for your kids to get out of the house in the morning.
3. Making parenting decisions based on fear or personal prestige you know that giving in to your childs temper tantrum in the grocery store will only precipitate more temper tantrums, but you say what the heck because that woman from yoga class is watching you and you are certain she is going to tweet about what a crappy parent you are.
4. Finishing every statement to your child by asking, Okay? Its time for bed OKAY. Its time to put the toy down OKAY? You have to finish your lunch before you can have the treat OKAY? Stop asking rhetorical questions. Whats up your sleeve, when your child answers, No?
5. Filling out your childs job application this habit started when you made your first call to the mother of your childs preschool friend who did not invite him to the birthday party. Hey dont laugh, both of those scenarios are happening right now!
6. Pushing your child to follow in the footsteps of Honey Boo Boo even if hes told you 100 times he prefers soccer.
7. Ordering for your child and cutting his meat when you go out to dinner and then asking him to drive you home from the restaurant because you had too much wine.
Okay, like I said, we were punch drunk by the time we compiled this list. But looking at it later, we realized that there is a fine line between the absurd and the acceptable. So check yourself real quick and see if you are guilty of any of these parenting faux pas.
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