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Today's How-To Guide is kind of tricky. The subject was submitted by Ina and it is this: How To Be A Good Parent While Nuturing Your Children's Self-Esteem And Negotiating The Challenges Of Their Sibling Rivalry.
The thing is, this is a trick question, and I'm not going to fall for it. Why a trick question? Well read it again. The truth is, if you are nurturing your children's self-esteem and negotiating the challenges of their sibling rivalry then you are by default already a good parent. See?
So, I really don't need to add anything else. That's probably a good thing since I am pretty removed from the world of parenting. My idea of a good parent is one who keeps their kids in their seats at a restaurant and teaches them to be quiet at movies. In other words, just things that have an impact on my daily scroogey life.
Keep the subjects coming, folks. What's the worst that could happen? If you want to remain anonymous, let me know, if you want me to link to your home page or blog or whatever, also let me know.
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Well, I almost left off that tricky part and just asked "How to be a good parent," but we had some major sibling rivalry stuff that day and I was frazzled. And I started thinking that part of the older child's constant comparing might be rooted in her self-esteem, so they seemed connected.
After I typed the question, I also realized that a big part of the answer is the same as the answer to how to have a cheerful, etc., personality. But still, I was hoping you could impart some particularly henning wisdom.
Here's the scene: the younger child has a coughing attack late at night. You go to get her some water, but by the time you get upstairs, she's already settled herself back to sleep. Alas, the older child is awake and asks, "How come she gets water and I don't? It's not fair." You tell her that her sister didn't get any water 'cause she went back to sleep without it. So, you tell her to go to sleep as well. And a tantrum ensues...
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