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Your job is: being a parent. Being there for them. Becoming world class at being Mom or Dad

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"Without a ruler to do it against, you can't make crooked straight" -Seneca

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Whatever your children's ages, you have to be ready to make adjustments. Whatever your job is, it can and must be adjusted around what we all know is our most important job. Family come first.

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Maybe you're artistic and your kid is not. Maybe you're athletic and your kid is not. Maybe you're liberal and your kid is not.

Whatever it is, let them be who they are. Let them experiment. Let them discover themselves. Let them have their childhood.

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You can teach your kids that whatever they're facing, they can respond with:

-hard work
-honesty
-helping others as best they can

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Shame is inherited. It is passed along, often by parents, on the back of cutting remarks, unnecessary judgments, and thoughtless choices.

It's up to you to not let your children inherit shame.

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It is constantly reiterated that education begins in the home, but also what is forgotten is that morality begins in the home also.

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Make books a central part of your house...and your lives.

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Let them know about your battles.

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Stop thinking about giving them all the answers and start thinking about stories to tell that make the answers self-evident.

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"What the circumstances of your upbringing were make a significant difference in how well you do in the world." - Malcom Gladwell

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You’re tired because it matters.

One day you’ll miss this—the chaos, the noise, the mess.

So be gentle with yourself. Look around.

This season is hard… and it’s also precious.

Time flies. Don’t rush past the good while it’s here.

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Stop doing this with your kids

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Make it a teachable moment. Teach them that it's possible to control how you react.

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This is the key to good parenting

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"Pay attention. It's all about paying attention. It's all about taking in as much of what's out there as you can." -Susan Sontag

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You have to apologize to your kids

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Life is too short to nix your children's interests because you don't want to del with mess afterward.

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How to redefine success as a parent

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When you see behavior and attitude problems, adjust your energy.