I found this quote last night on a blog I just discovered, written by an LDS Waldorf home-schooling mom.
"Don't become a technique collector... BE A DOER. Remember that there is no magic bullet for parenting save one... consistency."
I certainly have the tendency to read parenting books, collect techniques, discuss them, and then discard them as I holler at my kids to leave me alone while I read my next parenting book.
What can you do more consistently this week? This month? At this age in your children's lives?
I can more consistently wake up and spend time with my children in the morning. What are you going to do?
And prayer. I still like seeing what's out there and what others have done, but more than anything I think it helps to take it before the Lord and see if it will work for your kid.
ReplyDeleteOK I'm a few days late, but this:
ReplyDelete"I certainly have the tendency to read parenting books, collect techniques, discuss them, and then discard them as I holler at my kids to leave me alone while I read my next parenting book."
has been running through my head ever since I read it. Guilty as charged.
Thanks for the reality check! I'm a big reader and thrive in educating myself. But. Not interested in intellectualizing away my childrens' childhoods.