David Letterman is famous for
his comical Top Ten List. Whole Hearted
Parenting has put out an annual Parent’s Top Ten List for a number of years,
and your 2013 list is here! I invite you
to print it out, place it on your fridge, and pick one suggestion to practice
each month. Over the next few months, we
will explore the ten suggestions right here in the WHP blog.
Why have a top ten list for
parents? Don’t parents have enough to
think about and enough challenges to handle?
The answer is yes, parents do have enough to handle! Because you are so busy, the Parent’s Top Ten
List is an easy guide for creating more peace in your family.
This isn’t about having to practice every suggestion on
the list. It is about choosing one that
sounds interesting to you and playing with it.
There is a tendency when seeing any list of suggestions, especially
suggestions about parenting, to think that unless you do all of them or at
least the great majority of them, that you are not doing enough. This list is not 10 more things that you have
to do in order be a perfect parent. The
Parent’s Top Ten List is about fresh thoughts, new ideas, and inspiration. If a suggestion resonates with you and your
family, choose that one and have fun with it.
Parenting is not about
perfection. It is a not a test. It is about your relationship with your
children, your children’s journey in the world, and your enjoyment in being a
mom or dad. I hope these ideas make your
journey more fun!
