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Post by mynewunit on Sept 27, 2016 16:48:18 GMT -8
Throw out a single tip for leading the family. Give something you are using, working on, or saw in someone else.
My example: I will not talk to someone who is not "with me". I always go to who I want to talk to, get close to them and then speak. An old mentor used to call this "sharing air".
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johnnydoc
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Post by johnnydoc on Jan 4, 2017 18:02:35 GMT -8
Love the "sharing air"... Here's one that hit me like a sledgehammer:
Think about all the times you realized you were being just like your father (or mother)....now think about who your kids will be just like... are you good with it? If you said no, start being the man (or woman) you want them to be.
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Post by Seth Whitsett on Feb 23, 2017 12:23:09 GMT -8
Love the "sharing air"... Here's one that hit me like a sledgehammer: Think about all the times you realized you were being just like your father (or mother)....now think about who your kids will be just like... are you good with it? If you said no, start being the man (or woman) you want them to be. |
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grayarea
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Post by grayarea on Mar 1, 2017 0:10:49 GMT -8
Think.
Find your way of doing things and ignore other parents meddling in your business.
Feel
Parenting is much less head-centered than you think. These are your kids, no one knows them better than you. Sometimes, you have to trust your gut.
Apologize
This is actually my #1 tip. Own your failure, even - especially - in front of your kids. Apologizing to a three year old might feel weird, but they deserve it as much as you do.
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Post by larslarsenstudio on Jan 29, 2018 12:35:11 GMT -8
I'm by no means an expert but the best tip I've learned is "Why" every time you need your kids to do something give them a personal reason why. example~~~I need you to clean your room---you don't want me/you to step on and break another toy.
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Post by Oregon on Feb 20, 2018 15:27:55 GMT -8
I've been trying to instill leadership in my kids. We've got five kids. Twins that are 8 and triplets that are 6. So, having so many young kids, the likelihood of chaos in our house is very high.
We now have a rotating schedule where one of the kids is the "guide". As in the platoon guide in boot camp. I tell the guide what needs to happen and he/she has the responsibility to make it happen with the siblings. They learn how to supervise and delegate tasks such as "Guide, make sure all the lights are out before we leave the house" Then the guide will assign someone to check all the lights. Or, "guide, get everyone loaded in the car with their school backpacks and seat belts on".
Every Monday morning the role of guide switches to the next person. Sometimes the guide screws up and gets fired and the next kid gest to be guide early. Everyone has screwed up and gotten fired. They get a bit upset but we all move on and they learn to cope with failure. When they are guide, they have to figure out how to get everyone to cooperate. They also learn how to be a good follower and a part of the team, whether they are guide or not. They learn to make fair decisions as guide, because someday they won't be guide and the same unfair decision could happen to them. There are certain privileges that goes along with being guide and they all look forward to their turn. When It's not their turn they do their best to be good followers so that others will do the same for them.
Just like any family/business/unit, personal interactions are always changing. This system has helped us.
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