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As role models, we need to consider the way we live our everyday lives and how this is perceived by children; both those we have chosen and those we haven’t chosen to be the role models of.
The phrase role model is all about doing and the children of the millenium are watching!
“Parents, get out your paper and pencils.
I am going to tell you the most important thing you will ever need to know about raising children!”
[Parents wait breathlessly for answers and words of wisdom]
“Example. Example. Example” — Fritz Redl, Child Psychologist
The evidence is in, various researchers, psychologists, educators, and other professionals have spoken and it is what it is.
Good or bad it’s you!
It’s not only you as a parent, but you in your other roles; as an aunt, a coach, a mentor, as your child’s friends parent, girl scout leader, or bible study school volunteer.
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Getting to a good level of communication with my kids took some self reflection and has had it’s growing pains. As with anything worthwhile, we get to the next level in our own thinking by re-examining our existing thought patterns, gathering new knowledge, and some basic hard work.
In my own personal growth, many times I feel like an unwilling participant in a flurried session of Whack-A-Mole! The arcade game.
This player is an expert and whacking moles is what he does! Getting whacked over and over does three things well; it makes your head hurt, gives you a renewed sense of urgency, and instills a strong conviction not to do this again!
Properly motivated now, the story moves on…
I did what I always do when life gets rough and I feel a little whacked.
I went to the local Barnes and Noble bookstore - with the connected Starbucks cafe. A girls gotta get a good cup of coffee and unwind sometimes!
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Raising great children is one of the most important things parents will ever do!
We can and should learn from each other!
