My Jewel is very crafty. Not in the sly devious way, but in the inventive ingenuity way. She will often take something from the trash and make a clever thing from it. On my first trip to “The Depot” I noticed the Kids Workshop being given but didn’t think twice about it. Well, this time she noticed it.
Category: Personal Examples
They Don’t Want a Grand Pontificator!
Children are much better at imitating something that they have seen than obeying a rule or spoken command. Not to mention that when you pontificate (lecture… preach… elaborate) on a regular basis, even with a righteous subject matter, your child(ren) will grow dangerously tired of it, and you will begin the descent toward exasperating them all the quicker.
“That Must Be How It Works”
Children are great imitators and they will do what you do, preferences or not. It’s true in food, in sports team loyalty, in political views, and in humor. Did you have to tell your children to cheer for the football team that you enjoy watching? Odds are that they developed the affinity for them simply because you get excited over them. Because “that’s how it works.”
Apples, Trees, and Falling
I hope all is well with you and your family. Over the last year I’ve learned much in my own life about prioritizing… and though it may be hard to hear, my family is more important than you. 😉 I have fallen into a routine, in posting on this blog, that prioritizes my wife and […]
An Example of the Truth
If you are the best you, that you can be, then you will be an example for your child(ren) to become what they need to be. You don’t have to go far to be an example to your children, it’s mostly in you already, like I said before!
They Are Always Watching!
You talk about it being creepy that Santa “sees you when your sleeping, he knows when you’re awake…” The reality is that children are always watching. Whether they’re yours, ones that you take care of, or simply ones that happen to be in your vicinity children are wired to mimic what they see adults doing. They are always watching!
Christmas Time!
Early on, my wife and I wrote down certain things we wanted to become traditions. We then, were diligent to do those things for a few years in a row, which made them naturally become ‘tradition.’
Temper?
I would like to say a few words about temper. I feel it is important to mention this because engaging with my children is when I saw my temper, that I thought was under control, resurface. Please understand that this is an area that I have “limped” through most of my parenting life, because my […]
Too Many Experts
I was speaking with a co-worker of mine the other day. She has a young boy who is nearly two and a girl on the way, so we often talk about child rearing. The first time she was pregnant she had such a great intention to provide everything for her son “the right way.” I […]
What Kind of “Man” Are You?
If you’ve been following encouragingdad.com for a while you’ll understand that the title question doesn’t mean what is your occupation, or can you sculpt a coffee table with your bare hands… so when I ask the question what kind of man are you, the operative word is: KIND. What type? what sort? what characteristics […]