Don’t try to fix everything. Give young kids a chance to find their own solutions. When you lovingly acknowledge a child’s minor frustrations without immediately rushing in to save her, you teach her self-reliance and resilience.
Make warm memories. Your children will probably not remember anything that you say to them, but they will recall the family rituals — like bedtimes and game night — that you do together.
Be the role model your children deserve. Kids learn by watching their parents. Modeling appropriate, respectful, good behavior works much better than telling them what to do.
Respect parenting differences. Support your spouse’s basic approach to raising kids — unless it’s way out of line. Criticizing or arguing with your partner will do more harm to your marriage and your child’s sense of security than if you accept standards that are different from your own.
Give appropriate praise. Instead of simply saying, “You’re great,” try to be specific about what your child did to deserve the positive feedback. You might say, “Waiting until I was off the phone to ask for cookies was hard, and I really liked your patience.”
Give yourself a break. Hitting the drive-through when you’re too tired to cook doesn’t make you a bad parent.
Teach kids this bravery trick. Tell them to always notice the color of a person’s eyes. Making eye contact will help a hesitant child appear more confident and will help any kid to be more assertive and less likely to be picked on.
Show your child how to become a responsible citizen. Find ways to help others all year. Kids gain a sense of self-worth by volunteering in the community.
Don’t raise a spoiled kid. Keep this thought in mind: Every child is a treasure, but no child is the center of the universe. Teach him accordingly.
Talk about what it means to be a good person. Start early: When you read bedtime stories, for example, ask your toddler whether characters are being mean or nice and explore why.
Explain to your kids why values are important. The simple answer: When you’re kind, generous, honest, and respectful, you make the people around you feel good. More important, you feel good about yourself.
Set up a “gratitude circle” every night at dinner. Go around the table and take turns talking about the various people who were generous and kind to each of you that day. It may sound corny, but it makes everyone feel good.
Keep in mind what grandmoms always say. Children are not yours, they are only lent to you for a time. In those fleeting years, do your best to help them grow up to be good people.
Savor the moments. Yes, parenthood is the most exhausting job on the planet. Yes, your house is a mess, the laundry’s piled up, and the dog needs to be walked. But your kid just laughed. Enjoy it now — it will be over far too fast.
只是作為父母的備忘嗎?還是可應用於生活各個範疇,與其他人的關係,與自己的關係?一個人,能否作父母,是他命裡的緣份。不知道這個機緣會否來臨到自己身上之前,我們最能夠做的,或許是常常照見自己,有否對自己的生命負責。在要求另一個生命對他生命負責之前,我們先要求自己對自己的生命負責。
怎樣站好在自己的立場上?怎樣放過自己?怎樣感恩?怎樣自信地看著別人的眼睛?如果自己從來都缺乏待人接物的柔韌度,為什麼我們自信有了一個孩子你就能把一件自己也不熟練的事情瞬間掌握甚至能夠傳授到另一個生命裡去?
是的,我們其實永遠不會長得夠高夠大,可是長大的抱負不能終止。長大是抱負,卻不是要完成什麼成就,不需日理萬機不需報讀課程不需四百萬不需直奔標竿。長大,是仍未忘跟你約定假如沒有死﹣你跟自己約定了嗎。
或許我納悶的題外言辭都是我給你的許多情話,如果你讀到,你是否知道,我情話的重量是我心的重量。我把對你的約定扣抵在我對自己的約定上面。這才是我真真正正的委身。你是承諾你自己,你屬於你自己。我們中間只有約定而不是約束,我們在自由的明日天地,不見不散。













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