Funny thing…I attended a really great networking event this morning and
while telling someone about my business, they replied “Wow…great
business, do you have kids? Guess you’re really good at practicing what you
preach?”. I had to laugh because honestly, the answer is, I’m just ok, and
often days, actually horrible.

So with that said, I always tell my students on day one that despite the
hundreds of hours I’ve spent in RCB classes, self-growth courses, and
instructor training, I STILL often fail miserably at execution of positive
parenting principles. See, the thing is, it takes a LOT of practice to see
success when trying different approaches to parenthood. I mean a LOT! But
this doesn’t mean it’s not worth the effort. In my heart, I know more than
anything, that I want to see my children in a positive light (always) and
react in a certain way (no matter what the situation) AND have a close
relationship with my kids based on trust & respect, so when I make a
mistake and yell, or ridicule, I realize that perfection is not the goal.
When I make a mistake these days, I realize it right away and I quickly
start planning how I can make amends with my children and try hard not to
make the same mistake tomorrow. It doesn’t mean that I will have perfect
execution the next time, but it does mean that I will try.

Redirecting Children’s Behavior teaches us to persevere, even when we think
something “will never work”. I can tell you FOR SURE that feeling success
after failing a few times, is an incredible feeling because not only have
you succeeded, but you’ve also persevered! For a long time, I had a hard
time mentoring my children through a win/win exercise when they were having
a major battle. I just couldn’t muster up the patience or justify the time
it took to assist them till THEY worked it out. I always wanted to jump to
overpowering them and solving the issue for them. When I finally was able
to endure the entire process and SEE the success of the win/win really
working, I was on could nine and so were my kids. High fives were flowing
and relationships were strengthened instead of strained. Perseverance =
results!

Being together with other parents who share stories of successes & failures
help everyone feel human and not alone. We all need some cheerleaders in
our life, no matter what game we’re in!

Join me for my next Redirecting Children’s Behavior Class
http://www.freshstartparentingrcb.com/class starting either Sept. 18th (
Playwerx http://www.freshstartparentingrcb.com/class) or Oct. 8th
(Aspirations
School of Learning http://www.freshstartparentingrcb.com/class). Hope to
see you there

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Wendy Snyder
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Fresh Start Parenting
619-379-9379
FreshStartParentingRCB.com
[email protected]

*”Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!! ~Dr.
Seuss”*