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Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-ushttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/65EC7ED0-A749-4732-A06D-B7F5B1365DFC/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/missangelyss/">missangelyss</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> This is something my mommy was amazing at and something I hope my children will consider me amazing at when they are older. <br/><br/>I miss you, mommy. <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.mycup2yours.com/2008/08/creating-quality-time-by-ignoring-clock.html" title="http://www.mycup2yours.com/2008/08/creating-quality-time-by-ignoring-clock.html">www.mycup2yours.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV>Last Saturday, as my daughter and I were out running errands, she climbed into the front seat of the car and, with a huge smile on her face, stood up through the sunroof. “I’ve always wanted to do this!” she shouted, reaching her hands to the sky.</DIV></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV>She and I had started out earlier for our errands. I had my <A href="http://www.mycup2yours.com/2008/08/ten-reasons-why.html">list of things to do </A>and was looking forward to being productive.</DIV></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV>Three times last week, my daughter asked me if we could get a hot chocolate together.</DIV></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV>Three times I said no.</DIV></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV>It was, “We have to get to basketball,” and “We have to get to swim team,” and “We can’t, or we’ll be late for cheer.”</DIV></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV>As I thought about that, I wanted to make this day different. Our schedule was wide open, and I wanted to make the most of it.</DIV></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV>I smiled and looked in the rear-view mirror. “Want to go to Starbucks? Just us girls?”</DIV></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV>Her eyes got wide. “Sure!”</DIV></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV>When you think about it, my daughter and I didn’t do anything “special” on Saturday.</DIV></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV>But, really, we did.</DIV></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">parenting</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/quality+time/" rel="tag">quality time</a></div>http://www.mycup2yours.com/2008/08/creating-quality-time-by-ignoring-clock.htmlWed, 06 Aug 2008 03:42:15 GMThttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/07F29EF3-CDE8-4112-8382-148772481ADB/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/missangelyss/">missangelyss</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> I have to admit that I'm guilty of being overprotective but I do agree with the author. <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://artofmanliness.com/2008/06/03/quit-coddling-your-kids/" title="http://artofmanliness.com/2008/06/03/quit-coddling-your-kids/">artofmanliness.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>1. Give them some independence</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>This culture of obsessive over-protectiveness is bred by the media.</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Don’t coddle your kids by keeping them under lock and key and only letting them out if you can keep a constant eye on them.</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>2. Let them do unsafe things</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>They fail to understand that while sticking kids in a protective bubble may keep them in safe in the short-term, it leaves them more vulnerable in the long run. </STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>3. Don’t be their best friend</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>The reality is that parents want to be their child’s best friend because they’re afraid of their kid not liking them.</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>4. Don’t automatically take their side</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>While it’s natural to think the best of your children, don’t be overly defensive when others criticize them.</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>5. Make them work for what they get</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>6. Don’t praise them indiscriminately</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>“If everyone is special, then no one is” -The Incredibles</P></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">parenting</a></div>http://artofmanliness.com/2008/06/03/quit-coddling-your-kids/Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:11:05 GMT