December 2016 Meeting in Review
Ladies! December seems to get crazier and crazier the older I get. These days I'm feeling it. When life gets chock-full of crazy, I find myself acting a little crazy too. It makes me feel like my parenting skills are lacking, big time. That is definitely not what I want for the month of December. One of the things I do to combat this nonsense is shop for Christmas presents on Amazon and *BOOM* high stress level diverted. This month's topic of Becoming a Confident Parent addresses some of the most simple things we can do as moms to love our kids and feed their little souls. Some of these ideas are no-brainers, while others I can struggle with. I am going to list the "gifts" below for reflection:
- Give them safety and security
- Give them love
- Give them attention
- Give them space
- Give them an example
- Give them direction
- Give them boundaries
- Give them responsibility
- Give them discipline
- Give them Biblical instruction
Which of these do you struggle with the most? Under Love, I wrote "accept them for who they are". Do you know that some of my kids I accept for who they are and others I try to shape who I want them to be...as in personality? The child that defies me the most I try to push into a mold that is more comfortable to me. These words made me pause and really reflect on the way I love this child. Don't let the craziness of the holidays overshadow what's really important.
Dana