We consider preventative maintenance a must when it comes to our computers, cars, house, our health, but what about relationships, especially with our children?
Daily doses of love and empathy strengthens your bond. Do you want your babies to feel important, connected, feel safe enough to respect you, trust you'll be there when they need you and enjoy more positive experiences with you? This exposure to love helps them relate to others as well. The monkey see, monkey do thing.
Routines with family members, including yourself can help create this atmosphere. Responding with empathy instead of anger may just be what your child needs to balance the Positive/Negative scale. Beginning a "fight night" or the chance to rough house to let the energy out or maybe it's a special moment in time with equal one on one for each child.
Try something small to connect on a regular basis. Make it fun. Give it a silly title. "Gotta change my kids oil", "filling up the tank" or "diagnostics time". Have fun.
Be a good leader so they want to follow.
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