Here is something for me to think about taken from Raising Small Souls blog tonight …
The 7 Deadly Habits are:
- Criticizing
- Blaming
- Complaining
- Nagging
- Threatening
- Punishing
- Rewarding to control (as in manipulating)
The 7 Connecting Habits are:
- Caring
- Trusting
- Listening
- Supporting
- Negotiating
- Befriending
- Encouraging
Do you recognize your own actions anywhere in these lists?
I spend many nights laying in bed wondering how I can make tomorrow better. It upsets me dearly to go to sleep knowing that I had so many negative interactions with my children during that day. On some days I could tick all 7 of the Deadly Habits above.
I need to work on this one more.
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Parenting is a work in progress and something that can be constantly improved. It's hard work! But we can see progress. I hope you don't worry too much, but just resolve to be better, or at least have faith that you will be better. Each day is a new one and full of opportunity!
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Ouch. I need to work on this!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great reminder -- also, I love the idea of thinking about how to make tomorrow better!
ReplyDeleteYou.mean.those.seven.are.bad...?
ReplyDeleteI don't know how I can get through a day without at least a few of those!! ;)
Parenting is hard work.
Love this post, I agree with Valerie, what a great reminder!
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