Parenting Passages

This isn't a quote, but an article.  Something I think everyone needs to hear and read.  And then hear and re-read.

Training Requires Repetition (excerpt):

As a mom, I often find myself repeating things over and over and over again:

“Please don’t whine. Ask politely instead.”
“You must pick up your room before you can go and play.”
“That was not showing kindness to your sister. Go back and try again.”
“Did you brush your teeth?”
“We do not scream in this house.”

As I’m saying these things for the umpteenth time, it’s easy to feel discouraged that all of the hours I’ve invested in training my children are resulting in little fruit. I mean, shouldn’t I be able to just tell my child something once and they remember it?

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