Parental Habits

Just came across a book I've had for a number of years titled IF ONLY I'D SAID THAT (Volume II) by Peter Legge. In it he has a page entitled Make It A Habit. In some other readings, I have been thinking how we get into habits with our children. Some are good habits such as spending time with them in a variety of activities—regular play times, walks, bike rides, family game nights, whatever—and some may be deemed negative—nagging, scolding, lecturing ad nauseum. By practicing on a regular basis we can and do change our habits.

Michael Ungar challenges parents to Do Something Different. We get in the habit of doing things in certain ways. Perhaps we should look at the habit that has developed and determine if we can approach the situation in a different way.

To end off, here's one of Peter Legge's suggestions which I think is worth making a habit with our family and friends.

Make it a habit to tell people how you feel about them.
If you don't, they simply will never know.