So I know this isn’t breaking news to most parents, but I heard a little nugget of truth the other day. Actually, I read it somewhere on some blog, and I don’t remember where exactly, but this one sentence stuck out to me.
Ready for it?……
Parenting is mostly listening.
Listening. It sounds so simple. Effortless even.
But it isn’t always as easy as I think it would be.
Listening means not talking.
Listening means eye contact.
Listening assumes I am approachable.
Listening often means close contact, smiles, nods and small sighs.
Listening means no tv, no phone, no screen to look at.
And when I listen to their silly stories about what just happened upstairs while they were playing or listen to them tell me about their crazy dream last night or listen to Mack tell me in detail about his lego creation or something else that may seem…
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