Parenting Wisdom

I’ve been in several parenting discussions, one in particular here, where behavior-oriented punitive parenting has been discussed and rehashed. As I’ve travelled the blogosphere, I’ve found many wise things to ponder. Molly Holly at Choosing Home Blog tells us some of the things she’s learned through parenting six children. Here’s a little excerpt:

There are still times when I don’t handle things properly, when I slip into nit pickiness, that I picture myself in old age, perhaps living with my children. Will they have patience and love for me, or will they treat me as I am treating them now? “Mama. You’ve already said that. Speak up. Be quiet. Hurry up. Slow down. Mama. Why do you leave your books lying all around?” It catches me, and cautions me, to respect them and treat them as I hope to be treated.

It’s a much more graceful way to say “Be careful how you treat your children, they’ll be choosing your nursing home”. She’s got so much more to say, you need to go read it!
Edited to change Molly to Holly. I knew I should have double-checked on the author!