Using Patience To Parent
As parents, we want to see results. What we forget is that when there is a problem, it wasn’t created in a day, and solving it won’t take a day either. In order to teach our children positive behaviors, it takes time and constant reinforcement.
If we are impatient and demanding of our children, we will be met with irritability and resistance. Much like creating habits in ourselves, like eating better or exercising more, we must be patient and continue building up a habit in order to see the results we desire. When we don’t get those results quickly, our first reaction is to quit, putting us back at square one.
If there is some behavior we wish to see change or improve in our children, remember that patience and praise are the behaviors we must practice. Everything else will only get us more of what we don’t want and increase the frustration we felt in the first place.
For more on using patience to change behavior, check out these resolutions for better behavior.
Discussion Points:
- Have you had success in changing your child’s behavior?
- What other ideas would you suggest for improving a child’s behavior?
- Are you successful at changing your own behavior? What traits helped you get there?
patience, child behavior, fatherhood
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