Parents University: Practicing Patience

Posted on 02.29.08 in Parents University and there are 2 comments.

Welcome to Parent’s University!

This Week’s Topic: PRACTICING PATIENCE

Your Advice In Action...

I’d like to say that I planned to post this a day late because it’s about patience...but the truth is, I just really liked Jimmy’s post and couldn’t bear pushing it down the page.

So, here it is - Friday - and we’re celebrating Parents University today. Thank you for being...um...patient.

I look forward to reading all of your advice.

This evening, I’ll post my entry as well as the winner of the giveaway (so if you haven’t participated, you still have a couple hours.)

How It Works

1. Write a post with a tip on how to be a more patient parent.

2. Then submit a link to that post (not your main blog page) in the box below.

Soon we will have a nice collection of ideas, tips and suggestions on how to be more patient parents.


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Always in Training
Feb 29, 08  at  01:03 pm


Hey Hey- I wrote this about a week ago- not really any tips- and I don’t have kids- but I thought it was appropriate.


deemus
Feb 29, 08  at  02:23 pm


I have historically not been the most patient of people, at least thats the way it used to be.  Spoiled kid, had my own way, you know, why did I need to be patient?

Then came the kids.  Oh my.  There were two main things that helped me to be patient:

1. The fact that I loved my kids very deeply, and wanted them to be happy kids.

2. A very wise woman who I loved dearly in my old church once told me, “your kids are your legacy on this earth.  When you are done here, its unlikely anyone will remember your work, or much else about you.  But your kids are what you affect the world by in the long-term.”

So when I was ready to exlode, I would stop what I was doing and remember what Mrs. Young told me. 

Often I would sit in the floor, and ask my kids, “what do you need from daddy today?” I would give them some attention, play with them, comb thier hair, whatever they wanted, except letting them put makeup on me.  That’s where I drew the line.  It always calmed me down, and let them know I cared. 

When they were just trying to be a problem, I disciplined them and moved on.


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