Yesterday I wrote about saucing. I'm still disturbed about this practice. I have been thinking about this and decided to write about parenting with attention and intention. Dr. Debra and I write about this at times and discuss it when we conduct parenting workshops. I think that at times some parents, parent in a reactive manner.
Everything you do in your role as parent has an impact on your child. Today, I see primarily adults in therapy. Frequently I hear stories about things that occurred when they were growing up. If you think back to your own childhood you will likely remember things that occurred that were difficult for you at the time. Obviously, for most of this these memories were not abuse. I believe all parents do the best job they are capable of doing. This blog is to help you see that there are always things you can do better. In the incident of "saucing" on the news this mother believed she had an unmanageable child. If this is the cased please get help for yu and your child to prevent these kinds of abuse.
Doing better is parenting with attention and intention. That means to to think about your actions in the role of parent. You never have to act immediately to address 99% of misbehaviors. If we take the time to think about the best action we are less likely to parent reactively. Sherri
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