Should I be more firm and strict? Should I relax? I should probably be more patient. As Bekah is getting older, her character is developing more. She is having a hard time with impulse control... you know the 3 yr. old thing... collapsing when she doesn't get her way or just grabbing what she wants. But it concerns me how I can best help her, help mold her and give her the tools and skills she needs. How? This is every parents' quandary.
Answers have come to me from two sources: one is my mother. I just spent the last hour talking with her. With experience in raising 5 kids (plus other kids who lived with us), she's good. But I really appreciate her teaching experience, working with a lot of different kids. She LOVES to teach and is always full of ideas. It is her passion and since it is definitely not mine, I get to just benefit from it. If anyone out there wants help trying to teach your child... call my mother.
My second source: even more all-knowing. I have heard about how God blesses mothers with inspiration, and I have felt it. We went to the temple this week (I love the temple!), and I felt that quiet whisper. Guidance. I may not be confident that I am doing everything right, but I at least know where to find the answers. If anyone out there wants help with pretty much anything ... pray.
p.s. Mom, if you are reading this, I give you my permission to leave a comment about ...I don't know... maybe how great a daughter I am or something :)
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Since my own mother doesn't leave a comment after that blatant request, I guess I'm forced to write one on her behalf.
"Wow Chris. I think you are mah-velous darling, absolutely mah-velous!" Thanks mom.
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