Just when you thought you'd pulled your
last all-nighter, your baby becomes a
kid who won't go to bed.
The first step toward a good night's
rest: Create a routine that takes you
out of the equation before your child
drifts off:
10 Secrets Every Father Should Know (Hardcover)
by
Meg Meeker
The
most
important
person in a
young girl’s
life? Her
father.
That’s
right—and
teen health
expert Dr.
Meg Meeker
has the data
and clinical
experience
to prove it.
Attention-deficit
hyperactivity
disorder
(ADHD)
is a
condition
that
makes it
hard for
affected
children
to
control
their
behaviour
and pay
attention.
It is
sometimes
referred
to as
ADD
(attention
deficit
disorder).
It's quite easy for most fathers to
look at their kids with a critical eye.
And why not? There's a lot riding on
the outcome of your kids' development. There's the
nagging worry that you're not doing your job well enough
and that your child will develop "problems." There's
also the fear of being judged as an incompetent or
uninvolved father by others. And there's the relentless
presence of your children, making mistakes by the
truckload while you watch.
They do make mistakes. Lots of them.
And you have a number of choices about how you respond
to those mistakes and how critical you are of your kids.
Let's consider some different ways of
looking at this issue to see if we can get some
perspective:
An Indian guide who displayed uncanny skills
in navigating the rugged regions of the
Southwest was asked how he did it. "What is your
secret of being an expert tracker and
trail-blazer?" a visitor asked him.
The guide answered: "There is no secret. One
must only possess the far vision and the near
look. The first step is to determine where you
want to go. Then you must be sure that each step
you take is a step in that direction."
A dream is what you would like for life to be. A
Goal is what you intend to make happen. A goal
is the near look; what, specifically, you intend
to do on a daily basis to get there.
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Anyone who has kids knows that any
life with kids is going to be
complicated, at least to some degree.
From extra laundry to bathing and
cooking and shopping and driving and
school and chores and crises and sports
and dance and toys and tantrums, there
is no shortage of complications.
You won’t get to ultra-simple if your
life includes children … but you can
find ways to simplify, no matter how
many kids you have.
