A few nights ago, my youngest came to talk with me after bedtime and told me she was having a hard time going to sleep. She said she was afraid, and she didn’t know how not to be afraid. We talked a little bit about God’s plan for us that we would fill our mind […]
Emotions and Childish Crises, Part 2
This is a followup to Emotions and Childish Crises, Part 1 Since I’ve been watching my responses to my children’s crises, I’ve discovered that many times, as I seek to be compassionate, I listen carefully, ask good questions, take time to offer perspective, and then ultimately say a variation of “stop crying now.” Since many […]
Emotions and Childish Crises
I’ve been watching my responses to my children’s emotions for the last few weeks, particularly the day-to-day crises that as a parent I would consider relatively “small” or “insignificant in light of eternity” [say this last one with a bit of spiritual concern and a knit brow]. Often, I see their crying as a waste […]
Restless, Overwhelmed Children
Yesterday, I watched my boy restless, emotional. I asked for a certain amount of schoolwork to be completed, and his eyes welled up with tears. A minute earlier, I had told sister she could omit reading time that David had spent a great deal of time completing. It’s too much, he said. My heart breaks. […]
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