My four-year-old granddaughter asked me to babysit her babies (her dolls, of course). I asked her what she planned to do with her free time. She said she was going to “play with her friends and take a nap.”
I wonder where she got that idea? Think she might’ve heard her mom say that once or twice?
At Crazy Cool Family, we often say things like:
When parents tell us their kids are yelling at them, our first question is whether they’re yelling at their child.
So often, when we see a behavior issue in our kids, the root of it is the example we’re setting. When we adjust our example, their behavior often changes as well.
Here’s a thought: Consider the person you want your child to become—their character, thought processes, and worldview—and then think about what you can do to become that person yourself.
Our example—our life message—is one of our most powerful parenting tools.
Our kids are watching. What life message are they seeing?
