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<blockquote data-quote="goldenguru" data-source="post: 105435" data-attributes="member: 1545"><p>We've all over reacted. </p><p></p><p>It wasn't about the remote. It was the culmination of frustrations. It was the proverbial straw that broke the camels back.</p><p> </p><p>When I was at wits end - it helped me to think this: "Am I REACTING or ACTING?" to a situation. Reacting is taking down the tree and canceling Christmas (I did more than my fair share of reacting). Acting is thinking things through and offering appropriate consequences.</p><p></p><p>If it were me, I would apologize for reacting - I would put the tree back up. I would give appropriate consequences for the whole TV thing.</p><p></p><p>We are human. We have limitations on our patience. It's OK for our kids to realize that. There is also great value in making mistakes, owning them and apologizing for them. Our kids learn great lessons in that too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="goldenguru, post: 105435, member: 1545"] We've all over reacted. It wasn't about the remote. It was the culmination of frustrations. It was the proverbial straw that broke the camels back. When I was at wits end - it helped me to think this: "Am I REACTING or ACTING?" to a situation. Reacting is taking down the tree and canceling Christmas (I did more than my fair share of reacting). Acting is thinking things through and offering appropriate consequences. If it were me, I would apologize for reacting - I would put the tree back up. I would give appropriate consequences for the whole TV thing. We are human. We have limitations on our patience. It's OK for our kids to realize that. There is also great value in making mistakes, owning them and apologizing for them. Our kids learn great lessons in that too. [/QUOTE]
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