Weekend Kindness
Reaching Others Through Kindness

This morning I will be taking my oldest son to the doctor.  Some of you know that he has struggled with allergies and we?re still trying to narrow down one of his symptoms.  Today?s test will be three hours of ?drink this and wait.?

Parents today can look at their children as a burden?just one more person that they?re responsible for.  Parents are trained to look to others to raise their children?be they grandparents, day care or school.  The thing is, you, as their parent, have the best ability to influence them for good or ill.

If you spend the time that you have together under the same roof apart from each other, getting what you think is important, you may find that you miss the opportunity to connect with your children, to pass on what truly matters and to be a good example to them.

So my encouragement to you, parent, is to be there.  Don?t just live there, don?t let your body occupy space there, but mentally and physically be there.  Plan time with your kids, and plan time to just be there with them.  Open up to them more than take them out to do things.  Grow your bond with them.

Talking with them about who they are when they are small and helping them with trivial things will pay off dividends when they?re older.

Speaking of which, I have a couple of sons that want to learn how to make paper airplanes?so I must be off?

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