Weekend Quote

"We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today." 

~Stacie Tauscher

Weekend Quote 9 -- from The Don't Sweat Guide for Parents

"The bottom line is to keep it plain and simple. Say "I love you" to your child [or grandchild] because you want to say it -- because you feel love toward your child, and because it feels good to say it. More often than not, you'll hear it said back."

~Richard Carlson, Ph.D.

The Don't Sweat Guide for Parents 

Weekend Quote 8 from The Don't Sweat Guide for Parents

"Giving children tasks that are real and that help your family function may encourage your kids to do them more often. They will enjoy the sense of accomplishment that new responsibility brings them. Learning responsibility is a lifelong process that begins at home. Understand that kids' capacity for responsibility is incremental, and they must learn the skills necessary to become responsible people. With patience and guidance, they'll be mowing the lawn and vacuuming in no time!"

~Richard Carlson, Ph.D.

The Don't Sweat Guide for Parents 

Weekend Quote 6 from The Don't Sweat Guide for Parents

"Be consistent. This is actually the most important key to effective parenting. Inconsistency is completely ineffective. Your son is on a play date, and he hits another child. Reprimand him and explain that if he hits again, you'll take him home. If he does it again, pack him up and leave -- even if it's inconvenient. It's never easy to stick to your guns with a threat or a punishment, but the second that you give in, you lose all credibility."

~Richard Carlson, Ph.D.

The Don't Sweat Guide for Parents 

Ouch

The thing that impresses me most about America

is the way parents obey their children.

-- Edward, Duke of Windsor

Common sense at dinner time

Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.

-Fran Lebowitz