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2007 Be A Better Parent

2007 Be A Better Parent

What do you plan to do in order to Be A Better Parent in 2007?

Parent Better Be

Well, I am a 40 something year old mother with 2 - 8 year old twins. They are very active. I started the new year by quitting my job, and decided they were more important. I needed to have a bit more patience with them. Coming home in the evenings tired was not working.
Paintingblue

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I am trying to not yell at the kids any more. I think I am just to angry some times and don't remember how old they are. My wife seems to think so at least. So I will try and be more understanding and teaching instead of angry and yelling.

Parent Better Be

I will try to be more understanding of Felipe's special circumstances and try to teach them more about my religious beliefs and what is expected of them. I also want to keep up with good and healthy traditions such as hugging, kissing and saying I love you before bed. My kids love that.

Edited: LDS_forever on 4th Jan, 2007 - 2:42pm

Parent Better Be

I know exactly what you mean. My husband and I realised that we were constantly yelling at them, I mean really yelling. We decided to change our behaviour and try talking to them, that of course did not last long either. So now we are punishing after the second chance. Kids are very forgetfull so that is not working either.

2007 Be A Better Parent

paintingblue, I think most parents feel guilty about yelling...hey we are humans! Some kids can be a real challenge, don't beat up yourself...as long as we show them how much we love them, we apologize when we yell at them for losing control and spend quality time with them, they will be fine.

2007 Be Better Parent

My son is very stubborn and gets very angry when he does not have his way. I realise
as moms we get a bit busy with other stuff or other children and our patience is sometimes just not there. I am learning that sometimes you have to drop what you are
doing and let them know how much you love them. You sit down and let them know that their behaviour is not exceptable.

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Exactly and that musty exist a consequence for bad behavior. In my case, my oldest son loves computer games, so he knows that if he does not behave well...then no computer games. The reward/punishment system seems to be ideal because you do not have to yell at them but just take away some of their privileges, but it does requires consistency.

Another goal I have as a parent in 2007 is to teach them more about being compassionate and service-oriented kids. I believe service can help a kid to create a nice character and appreciate the things they have.

Edited: LDS_forever on 4th Jan, 2007 - 3:25pm