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Parenting Solutions for Your Family ...
SITUATION: I am a single parent and find myself “losing it” with my five-year-old daughter. She is constantly demanding something and will not leave me alone until I satisfy her.
SOLUTION: Your faith can help! Normally you react out of your natural emotions (call this your “old” self). Your child has spent five years getting to know how to manipulate your guilt, frustration, etc. No wonder she can push your buttons and get you going. Your faith gives you a new set of emotions and reactions. This is called the “new self.” See if you can feel the difference as you try the following. First imagine your daughter demanding that you give her a snack immediately and feel the annoyance as you react angrily. Now take a breath and walk 12 inches from your upset stomach to your heart, where Christ lives. Spend a few moments in prayer, asking God to help you “Think WE, not ME.” Feel a new set of emotions as you “Think WE.” Now you will be able to react differently to your daughter with a loving firmness that can say, “It is not good for us that you eat something right now. Then you will not be hungry for lunch. So the answer is ‘No.” With the “new self” in charge, your child will feel the change in you and will be much more likely to respect this as a true boundary! She will see the firmness in your eyes and voice and will realize that you are also looking out for her welfare.
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Hi, my name is Jason and I am a single father of a wonderful little girl, Madalyn. She is two and half, as of June 20, 2007, and is the best thing to happen to me. I am excited, filled with joy, nervous, and scared all at the same time. It is my hope that through this blog I can watch myself grow while getting valuable feedback from visitors...Thanks for visiting and posting your much needed comments.
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