I've never been big into the self help tapes, the parenting tapes and books, the whole pop psychology thing. Most of it seems to be the same message in different packaging, assembled far to often by someone without any actual life experience to lend credibility to the message.
Now this particular speaker doesn't really fall into the categories above, but might be assumed to as his stuff is packaged on CDs and in books ... a few months back I was listening to Matthew Kelly, having come to me on one of my CDs of the month I get from Lighthouse Catholic Media .. his message really hit home (and you don't even need a spiritual bent to "get it", Catholic or otherwise!).
Our kids need our attention .. sciguy75 put it so well - do things "with", not "for" your kids. Mr Kelly describes the notion of "carefree timelessness". I've always been pretty involved with my kids, generally participating directly in some volunteer capacity, but now with #6 at the year and a half mark and his little sister just a couple short months away, I think I'm starting to "really" get it. Nothing the little bugger likes more than to simply hold my hand and wander around the block like we've got absolutely nothing better or more important in the world to do .. carefree timelessness.
Thank you Matthew Kelly .. you taught an old dog a very good trick....
The one thing you must do...
I've never been big into the self help tapes, the parenting tapes and books, the whole pop psychology thing. Most of it seems to be the same message in different packaging, assembled far to often by someone without any actual life experience to lend credibility to the message.
Now this particular speaker doesn't really fall into the categories above, but might be assumed to as his stuff is packaged on CDs and in books ... a few months back I was listening to Matthew Kelly, having come to me on one of my CDs of the month I get from Lighthouse Catholic Media .. his message really hit home (and you don't even need a spiritual bent to "get it", Catholic or otherwise!).
Our kids need our attention .. sciguy75 put it so well - do things "with", not "for" your kids. Mr Kelly describes the notion of "carefree timelessness". I've always been pretty involved with my kids, generally participating directly in some volunteer capacity, but now with #6 at the year and a half mark and his little sister just a couple short months away, I think I'm starting to "really" get it. Nothing the little bugger likes more than to simply hold my hand and wander around the block like we've got absolutely nothing better or more important in the world to do .. carefree timelessness.
Thank you Matthew Kelly .. you taught an old dog a very good trick....