Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry — all forms of fear — are caused by too much future, and not enough presence. Guilt, regret, resentment, grievances, sadness, bitterness, and all forms of nonforgiveness are caused by too much past, and not enough presence. –Eckhart Tolle Good Morning! Presence- being present in the here and now. Being…
“In order for them to be the best they can be, my children need me to be the best version of me I can be. That means taking charge of our lives, being strong even if I don’t feel it,being brave and believing that I can make things better.” ― Charlotte Pearson, Mummy Fever: Mission…
You have a lifetime to work, but children are only young once. ~Polish Proverb Good Morning! When my children were young people often told me how time flies and how soon my children would be grown and out of the house. I listened to them but in the back of my mind I was always…
“This is not a contest with your child. The winner is not the one with more points. The winner is the one whose child still loves them when they graduate from high school.” ― Martin L. Kutscher, ADHD – Living Without Brakes Good morning! What a great quote. So many many times as a parent…
“Optimists are right. So are pessimists. It’s up to you to choose which will you be.” — Harvey Mackay Good Morning! When parenting children, especially children with ADHD, it is really easy to see and voice the negative. “Can’t you just wait…”. “I don’t understand how you could lose your homework again…” “You never pay…
The way we talk to children becomes their inner voice. Peggy O’Mara Good Morning! All of us have inner voice. Sometimes our inner voice tells us how great we are. How smart we are. How important we are. Sometimes though our inner voice is full of fear and negative thoughts. Where did that inner…
Parenthood remains the greatest single preserve of the amateur. Alvin Toffler Good Morning! As far as I know there is no such thing as a professional parent. We are all amateurs. One of the differences being that, as amateurs, we don’t get paid – at least in dollars and cents. 🙂 Another difference is that…
Every day is a new beginning. Take a deep breathe and START AGAIN. Positive Parenting Quotes Good Morning! Parenting is is hard. Every day we are faced with a myriad of choices and decisions and questions and things that have to get done. We are busy from morning to night. Sometimes we make good choices…
“Raise your words, not your voice. It is the rain that grows flowers, not thunder” Rumi Good Morning! In my “witch on a broomstick” phase I raised my voice a lot. That was my go-to when life got tough and the chaos took over. I did not know any other way to get my children…
“It is not giving children more that spoils them; it is giving them more to avoid confrontation.” (John Gray) Good Morning! I think John Gray really is spot on in this quote today. I have often thought about why some children seemed to get a lot of things and have an attitude of entitlement, and…
