Great Ideas For Tired Parents
Great Ideas For (Tired) Parents: If parenthood was a job description in an ad, you would have according to Michael Grose, lines such as “You must be a kind, considerate person”… “This position requires a competent self-starter with excellent communication skills”…”Must be able to provide an atmosphere of love and support”…”The ability to be adaptable and flexible is essential”…“A willingness to put yourself second is required.”
The duties would include, cooking, cleaning, teaching, nursing, social-working, psychology, conflict resolution, driving, buying, selling, managing, entertaining, general administration and washing the dog.
And the salary? “A modest salary package of joy, laughter and affection is included to help prevent you from walking out.”
Parenting can be stressful; as a parent you’re going to be prone to making mistakes, and for most of us, you learn as you go. Kids, unfortunately, do not come with an operating manual.
Take parent anger for example… A parent comes home from work tired, and is not ready to manage children who are working from their own agendas and schedules.
The only response to children’s resistance is an angry “Do it now because I say” which comes out louder and more aggressively than intended. Certainly, in the cold light of day the parent revisits this with regret! More than likely the adult is a dad, but it can also be a mum!
Frequently parent anger comes from another place. It’s often NOT about the kids. It can be stored up frustration that comes through the front door with you. It’s bottled up and just bursts out when your kids are just being kids – noisy, wanting to play and wanting to keep doing what they are doing without your interference. Other times anger comes from life dissatisfaction, which permeates every interaction you have with your loved ones!
Given all this is it any wonder that parenting is stressful?
This book is a great read, with a ton of actionable ideas and how-to’s for the modern parent who has to juggle work and family. Whether you are a working, at-home, single, married or step parent, Michael Grose has designed this guide to help you reclaim some of yourself and your time in order to feel better within yourself and actually be a better parent too. Click to check current price
Topics include:
- How to recharge your batteries and maintain yourself as a person
- How to deal with a partner who has a different approach
- How to keep your cool in a crisis
- How to talk and become friends with your children
- How to get children to help
- How to know what's a real worry and what's a myth
- And how to enjoy your kids and your life!
Special Note: Do not be put off by the absence of reviews! I can only recommend books I have read, and these are great books by a parenting educator I have trusted for many years.
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