Parents need to stop doing

6 Disgusting things parents need to stop doing:

(number four should be illegal)

1 Stop Shouting

When should you shout at your child?

Never? I could agree with that..almost.

If your child is about to walk in front of a moving car, sure shout at them to stop.

If it’s not life or death don’t shout at them.

Your kids are human and worth respecting, shouting disrespects their humanity.

2 Get off your phone

When you should, put your phone down and be present

Commit today to value your family over your phone.

Your son wants you to look him in the eyes, not down at the screen.

Your daughter wants you to watch her dance, not take 75 photos.

Get off your phone and spend time with your kids.

3 Rushing through life

Life is too short to rush everything.

Don’t rush from one thing and then the next and the next.

The time you have with your kids is short, don’t make it shorter.

Slow down and enjoy every moment you have together.

4 Hitting your kids

It's sad that I have to say this.

81% of  think it's okay for parents to hit children, disgusting

Your kids are human and they need your love, not abuse. 

Evidence shows children who are spanked, are more likely to defy their parents and experience:

Aggression

Antisocial behaviour

Cognitive difficulties

Mental health problems

Some parents think there's a difference between spanking and abuse.

Kids don't know the difference.  

They don't acknowledge this is *just* a spanking. They react with a fight or flight response and see their parents as a threat.   

This will damage your relationship with them forever.

Today we have far too many “helicopter parents.”

There is a part of me that never wants to see my kids hurt.

But there is another part of me that wants to see my kids win.

I know they’ll never win if I save them from everything. 

They say…

“A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.”

I say…

“A smooth childhood never made a skilled adult.”

Yes, it’s going to be bumpy, but that's how they learn.

6 Scheduling your kids to death

We all know these people, heck you might be this person.

The one who is always doing something with their kids.

Swim lessons, hockey, movies, church, short vacation, shopping…

The possible list could go on and on. 

Your kids don’t need all of that, they need you.

They also need time to think, that’s when they process life.

Schedule time each day for doing nothing and just hang out.

Conclusion:

You kids need you more than anything else.

Love them

Care for them

Spend time with them 

Stop yelling at and hitting them

They only get one childhood, make it awesome.