Thursday, May 28, 2009

Parenting 201

Things I know but seem to forget:

  • Yelling is NOT an effective form of communication. You might think you are being heard that way, but you aren't. Speaker volume and listener comprehension/cooperation don't rise simultaneously.
  • They might sound happy and angelic, but if you don't have them in sight you don't know that. (Especially the "angelic" part.) I have a major sand cleaning project today.
  • Exhaustion affects everyone. It is possible that I might feel like a better parent after a good night's sleep. And my son might be a different child in the morning. (He was.)

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