Be the Change
We’ve all heard this one before, lots of times. But it’s truth.
Your kiddos are little brats? Ok. What are you doing that they are imitating?
If my daughter is throwing a temper tantrum (which happens too much), then should I throw a parental tantrum? Nope. I do, sometimes. Not helpful.
Instead, I need to stop, pray (or think), and breathe. We tell our kids to take deep breaths to calm themselves down. Are they going to do that if mom and dad are not visually calming down? Nope.
I have noticed that when Momma is calm, and has the kiddo sit with me for a while, then he or she is able to calm down quicker, with no violence.
One of my favorite sections of the Bible is from James 1:19-20. “Understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Let everyone be quick to hear [be a careful, thoughtful listener], slow to speak [a speaker of carefully chosen words and], slow to anger [patient, reflective, forgiving]; for the [resentful, deep-seated] anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God [that standard of behavior which He requires from us].”
That is difficult, especially if one is in the habit of crazy anger. But it is so, so worth working on!!
