As a parent, is there anything you want to work on/improve? It can be anything, big or small!
I've been working on my patience with the girls for several months now. As they are getting older though it's getting better to communicate with them so they understand more of what is ok/not ok, consequences, etc. But of course there are still days where my patience run low, so I want to figure out how to handle situations that put me in a stressful spot so that I can cope with them better.
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
Having a healthy outlet.. I find that I bottle everything up too much and let it build up.
blogger / grapefruit / 4836 posts
Periods of time where im fully engaged with the kids and not distracted. I have a really hard time shutting everything else out and really being present in the moment.
hostess / cantaloupe / 6486 posts
Patience. Last night DD1 said that she wasn't going to eat her dinner and then she started screaming when she dropped her fork and even though we had a perfectly normal, not too hard day, I lost it with her. She's 3 and I find that my expectations of her are a little beyond what she's capable of. She just seems so grown up and I kind of lose it when she can't hold it together when all reasoning says she should be able to.
honeydew / 7622 posts
Having the patience to let my daughter walk instead of put her in the stroller- it's so fast and easy but does not promote the independence I'd like to foster and frankly give her excerise she needs
grapefruit / 4361 posts
Fully engaging, like @Mrs. Lion: said... biggest step for us is putting away the screens. DH and I work until 4pm, so we agreed no screens between 4-7 on weekdays and no TV while LO is awake (weekdays and weekends).
hostess / papaya / 10540 posts
@youboots: I need to work on that. But, I have a stubborn runner and he can make such dangerous choices. I keep hoping it's a phase that will pass.
pomelo / 5866 posts
Play more often with LO and say more words when we play dolls. I asked her how I could improve and that is what she asked for.
apricot / 356 posts
I would say patience, but it's mostly at night, when I'm tired and he doesn't want to go to bed that I have a hard time. Especially now that I'm pregnant.
I would also say trying to stop using my phone so much when I'm around him.
And getting him to listen to me more, he's mostly good but when I do say no or don't throw he doesn't really listen... A lot of work!!
grapefruit / 4085 posts
Definitely patience. I had found myself yelling more, which I don't like and i am trying to work on other ways to get my point across and see
Her point of view.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
My son has been testing me lately, last night after a particularly heated exchange, he suggested that we draft some essential agreements, which are behavior guidelines. They do this in his school and he took it upon himself to suggest that we do it for home. I am so curious to see what he comes up with.
hostess / papaya / 10540 posts
@808love: My LO said the same. Though I also feel like no matter how much we play they'll always love more.
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