I remember when my son broke his arm. It is the one year anniversary of the incident. We had to do everything in our routine more slowly. It took more time to get dressed, brush teeth, get into the car, etc. It forced me to slow down. It also forced me to let my kids slow down.
We were late for things at first until I learned how to navigate us by starting the process of getting ready a little bit earlier. However, I did not mind us being late during that transition period. I knew it was not something I could rush so I didn’t.
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The experience was very eye opening. I had expected more stress and tension between my children and me because tasks would take more time and be harder to accomplish. I was pleasantly surprised to see it was quite the opposite.
I gave up the notion that things were going to have to go a certain way. I stopped rushing the kids to put shoes on and get dressed, etc., and ultimately, I did a lot less nagging, yelling, and complaining.
Our routines became calmer and more enjoyable. Life was no longer one big rush and a series of me sharing my disapproval with my kids’ tardiness. I took time to breathe and move through the motions at normal speed. As a result, my interactions with my kids were far more enjoyable.
I always knew we lived in a nation where everything was scheduled and rushed, but I just did not realize how much a participant I was in it until I had to stop.
Do yourself a favor and slow down; see what happens to your relationship with your kids. Allow your children to finish what they started instead of rushing out to be somewhere.
We look at our children and see how amazing they are, but how often do we experience it? Stop glancing at the roses as you rush by them and instead, stop to smell them from time-to-time.
Enjoy these last few weeks of summer with them!
We were late for things at first until I learned how to navigate us by starting the process of getting ready a little bit earlier. However, I did not mind us being late during that transition period. I knew it was not something I could rush so I didn’t.
The experience was very eye opening. I had expected more stress and tension between my children and me because tasks would take more time and be harder to accomplish. I was pleasantly surprised to see it was quite the opposite.
I gave up the notion that things were going to have to go a certain way. I stopped rushing the kids to put shoes on and get dressed, etc., and ultimately, I did a lot less nagging, yelling, and complaining.
Our routines became calmer and more enjoyable. Life was no longer one big rush and a series of me sharing my disapproval with my kids’ tardiness. I took time to breathe and move through the motions at normal speed. As a result, my interactions with my kids were far more enjoyable.
I always knew we lived in a nation where everything was scheduled and rushed, but I just did not realize how much a participant I was in it until I had to stop.
Do yourself a favor and slow down; see what happens to your relationship with your kids. Allow your children to finish what they started instead of rushing out to be somewhere.
We look at our children and see how amazing they are, but how often do we experience it? Stop glancing at the roses as you rush by them and instead, stop to smell them from time-to-time.
Enjoy these last few weeks of summer with them!