Tip of the Week

Hello Triple B Members,

It is often that I find myself wondering where I went wrong in this thing called parenting! I was beside myself when I realized that I had missed the "window of opportunity" to learn how to discipline my one year old. I was horrified when my daughter turned orange because the only vegetable she would eat was sweet potatoes! French fries count as a veggie don't they?

I still am constantly scouring the shelves for books on how to best parent my daughter. I find myself saying to her "Patience is a virtue", just like my mother did to me, only now I understand exactly what she means! No, my daughter doesn't usually like to listen to me, that is true, but I have done some things right, haven't I?

As mothers, we find ourselves striving to be the perfect role model for our child, and yet I have to remind myself that in the scheme of this thing called parenting there are only a few golden rules that both you and your child will remember about your time together:

1) Give lots of love, hugs and kisses to your children and to your spouse
2) Take time to listen to one another
3) Sit down and eat together
4) Read and play together
5) Try not to raise your voice
6) It's alright to take time for yourself once in awhile, and it will make you a better parent!
7) Be patient-"Patience is a Virtue"
8) Ignore a mess
9) Share a memory from your childhood
10) Say "I Love You"

In the end it truly doesn't matter if your child's hamper is overflowing. They won't remember the food you fed them or the crumbs always swept from the floor, but they will remember the time you spent with them and the love you gave them! That is worth far more than anything else, and that is what they will remember and take with them!

Enjoy!

Kim