Respect, caring, thoughtfullness, patience, empathy, kindness, responsability, just some of the qualities that we want our children to have. But how do they get it? Because we told them to behave that way? Not likely. Children need to be treated with respect, shown that THEY and their opinions matter. That what is important to them is important to you. Just because they are little don't forget that they are living creatures that matter too. Children are learning how the world works. We need to nurture that curiosity. We are not "the boss" of children. We should not order them around telling them to do things "because I am the Mom/Dad thats why." How will they truly learn those qualities if we are not setting a good example? We don't let Scout have everything she wants. We do however, let her do everything that is important to her. If it takes a little more of our time to wait for her to finish then so be it, she is learning about her world and we respect that.
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