Leslie is back with her Coffee Chat on Tuesdays after being lazy spending a hiatus for the summer to spend time with her kiddos....
NOW she is back in the groove. (Come on everyone needs a break now and then) and I am glad she's back.
This week's chat is about tips... got any?
SO.. when I was a younger mother with younger children I used to say we would tip a bad waiter this way:
"Here's a tip for you: Always wear galoshes in the rain! or Make sure to flush after wiping." But I have a feeling these are not the types of tips Les is looking for....
So here are MY tips on how to raise healthy children:
1. Never be too much of an adult to forget to be a kid
2. don't forget that "I'm sorry" goes a lot further than, "I told you so."
3. NEVER go to bed mad at each other
4. Always say 'I love you' when saying good night or good bye
5. There are big deals and little deals in life - the big deals are earth shattering - the little deals need to be overlooked.
6. Spend each day on earth with your children as if it were your last day together.
7. One hurt feeling can over power a gazillion good ones.
8. Treat other people better than you want to be treated yourself
9. Respect yourself
So that's about it.... I hope you decide to join Leslie and then I can read your tips!
Happy Coffee Chat....
NOW she is back in the groove. (Come on everyone needs a break now and then) and I am glad she's back.This week's chat is about tips... got any?
SO.. when I was a younger mother with younger children I used to say we would tip a bad waiter this way:
"Here's a tip for you: Always wear galoshes in the rain! or Make sure to flush after wiping." But I have a feeling these are not the types of tips Les is looking for....
So here are MY tips on how to raise healthy children:
1. Never be too much of an adult to forget to be a kid
2. don't forget that "I'm sorry" goes a lot further than, "I told you so."
3. NEVER go to bed mad at each other
4. Always say 'I love you' when saying good night or good bye
5. There are big deals and little deals in life - the big deals are earth shattering - the little deals need to be overlooked.
6. Spend each day on earth with your children as if it were your last day together.
7. One hurt feeling can over power a gazillion good ones.
8. Treat other people better than you want to be treated yourself
9. Respect yourself
So that's about it.... I hope you decide to join Leslie and then I can read your tips!
Happy Coffee Chat....
GREAT tips Brenda, I am always working on tone meaning the tone of my voice when I answer the kid, I am usually wiped out so I reply alot of the times annoyed, so I am using more kind words :))
ReplyDeleteI still have that issue.... to this day I am never sure if there are statements being made in jest or just because someone is being snarky!
ReplyDeleteGood tips! I never say good bye to my kids. It's always "I love you."
ReplyDeletelol... I say both!!!
DeleteThese not only good tips, but excellent advice! Isn't it the truth one hurt feeling can over shadow many good things and you're so on the money the little deals in life should be overlooked. Easier said than done sometimes for some people I've found, though. Thanks for the visit!
ReplyDeleteWell thank you....and it is definitely easier said than done....they might be my tips.. but I should really listen to myself more!
DeleteAh, yes,sometimes the stress of life,the busyness and being overworked and pulled in so many directions can lead to forgetting to enjoy and that is usually when the nasty can come flying out. I think slowing down would sometimes help to remember your wonderful tips :)
ReplyDeleteSlowing down... great tip... i always recommend taking a deep breath and counting to 10 before speaking :)
DeleteBeing able to apologize to your kids is a great tip! It shows that we're all human, and our kids can learn a lot from that.
ReplyDeleteMost definitely! We are just bigger humans with more experience... but they certainly deserve the right to know when we are wrong!
DeleteThis right here.....exactly why I love you so much!!
ReplyDeleteSuch excellent advice - so much more than just "tips": it's really the secret to life I think.
One think I do every single night is make sure to tuck each child into bed, sing a songs or 2, say prayers and kiss good night. No matter how bad our day has been, or how late it may be, I stick to this. It's affirmation. It's connection. And on teh worst of days, it's restoration. Love covers a multitude of wrongs!
Also, totally using that line the next time I get truly bad service in a restaurant ;)
Thanks for chatting!