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The patience of a saint
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<blockquote data-quote="busywend" data-source="post: 532092" data-attributes="member: 391"><p>The term I used was 'parenting resistant'. It REALLY helped others understand it much better. So, I did change the way I did things. It really was the better way to help difficult child grow and improve. It helps as they get older that you can be less....how should I say....not controlling really, but in charge. Because as they get older they make some decisions themselves. And learn when they make the wrong one. So, for me, making childhood as pleasant as possible, despite what you thought parenting would be like, is the goal. Having positive and good memories to look back on as an adult seemed more important than getting difficult child to do what I wanted her to do when I wanted her to do it. Did that mean I had to parent completely different than I imagined I would? You betcha! Was it hard? Anything that takes you out of your comfort zone is hard. Was it worth it? A RESOUNDING YES!!! Absolutely!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="busywend, post: 532092, member: 391"] The term I used was 'parenting resistant'. It REALLY helped others understand it much better. So, I did change the way I did things. It really was the better way to help difficult child grow and improve. It helps as they get older that you can be less....how should I say....not controlling really, but in charge. Because as they get older they make some decisions themselves. And learn when they make the wrong one. So, for me, making childhood as pleasant as possible, despite what you thought parenting would be like, is the goal. Having positive and good memories to look back on as an adult seemed more important than getting difficult child to do what I wanted her to do when I wanted her to do it. Did that mean I had to parent completely different than I imagined I would? You betcha! Was it hard? Anything that takes you out of your comfort zone is hard. Was it worth it? A RESOUNDING YES!!! Absolutely! [/QUOTE]
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