Happy Easter everyone 🩷🩷🩷
I woke up this morning thinking about a lot of ways to support parents in this journey called parenting.
If you’re a parent, you already know it’s not easy being a parent.
Having one child to look after is hard by itself, let alone having more than one.
But I believe parenting can be easier if we can start seeing our children as part of a team in this relationship – called Family and as a blessing! 😆
Yes, our children are a blessing!
Just because they misbehave sometimes doesn’t change the fact that they are a blessing.
Let’s try our best to build a connection with them first!
When a child is treated well, they will behave well. Of course, occasionally they will make sure to behave because they are kids and that’s what kids do.
At the end of the day, all that children want is to please their parents!
SO WHAT CAN YOU DO?
If you want your child to be able to trust you and tell you stuff about their lives when they are teenagers, then you need to start treating them nicely and more gently when they are still young.
Stop reacting to everything they did…
A lot of parents told me about how rude and distant their teenagers are. But I always tell them that mine is more friendly and talkative and sometimes I feel lucky and blessed to have him.
Do you know that some teens or young adults are living a double life at home? And most of us don’t even know. They tell you they are at school or working, but they also may be working on something or doing something they love and enjoy but they can’t tell you because you will either dismiss it or tell them to stop, so they kept it to themselves.
Today’s post is for any parents with young children who want to have a close relationship with their children when they become teenagers to start early. Build that relationship with them now.
A GENTLE REMINDER 👇
Let’s not forget that in a house full of kids, there will always be noise, quarreling, rivalry, shouting and many other behaviors kids display.
As parents, we should expect those things.
Instead of trying to stop these behaviors in your child, why not find a way to GUIDE them so that they do not make such behaviors more than necessary?
I have come to realize that, with my son. Since I started relating to him as an individual- which looks like this 👇
Listening more to him, showing him more respect, putting him first and talking to him as my partner in this relationship, parenting him has become easier.
He just turned 20 years old and I can say that we are so close, I don’t have power struggles with him anymore.
Because we both know our limits and we respect each other!
Of course, there are days that things don’t go well, but on those days I watch how I respond 😀
After all, I’m the adult 😀
The only reason I have this type of relationship with my son is because I was intentional from the start.
Learning to stay calm as a parent amid a storm will help a lot.
SPEAK VICTORY OVER YOUR CHILDREN EVERYDAY
Happy Easter holiday everyone 🐣 😘❤️❤️
P.S.: If you’re a parent, and you want more positive parenting tips like this one then you need to watch out for my posts every Tuesday.
WHEN WE KNOW BETTER WE MUST DO BETTER.
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