PARENTING LECTURE

A lecturer once had a talk entitled “Ten Commandments for Parents.” But after having his first child, he changed the title to “Seven Principles for Parents.” After having two more children, he modified his speech again, entitling the talk “Three Suggestions for Parents.” And when his children were in their teens, he quit lecturing altogether.

Practice what you preach.

I read a book about losing weight by a man who used the principles to lose 75 pounds. I saw the man a few years later – I’m watching a video of him and I said, “Whoa! He’s gained all that weight back.”
Suddenly, I didn’t value the book as much. (The Daniel Plan, Rick Warren)

PARENTING; AUTHORITY; HUMOR

ADULT EDUCATION

GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT LIFE THAT ADULTS HAVE LEARNED:
1) One reason to smile is that every seven minutes of every day, someone in an aerobics class pulls a hamstring.
2) The best way to keep kids at home is to make a pleasant atmosphere and let the air out of their tires.
3) My mind not only wanders; sometimes it leaves completely.

4) If you can remain calm, you just don’t have all the facts.
LEARNING; GROWTH; HUMOR; PARENTING; STRESS

I WISH

I was at the park the other day watching my kids play. A woman walked up and asked, “are those your kids?”

“Yes,” I said.

How many kids do you have, she asked.

“Three,” I replied.

She sighed and said, “Oh, I wish I had three kids.”

I said, “Oh? Do you have any children?”

“O yes,” she said, “I have six.”

-Mark Brewer