New Year's Resolutions

[Melanie Walter]

What are your parenting resolutions?

[Sixty Second Parent]

To be a good role model for my daughter :)

[Darla - The Preschool Toolbox]

To plan for special (one-on-one time) with my granddaughters.  I often see my grown children/grandchildren together, but have not planned one-to-one time with my granddaughters on a regular basis.  My goal for the year is to make a regular habit of doing something special ALONE with each one of them.

[Chloe Patterson]

[Brie Hall]

To always remember to slow down and really reflect on the moment with my kids.

I was great at this when they were babies & even toddlers, but now that they are in school & I have started my own business, I tend to just barrel through my day with my ToDo List: kids lunch packed-check!, grocery shopping- check!, answer work emails/postings-check!   The result is that sometimes I focus to much on the "check" and not enough on the QUALITY of my daily interactions. I strive to do better at it each day, and if I don't like today's results...remember I have tomorrow to do better!

[Chloe Patterson]

I know, some days, when they have school and after school activities and I'm working and trying to fit in grocery shopping, I feel like I'm just rushing them from one thing to another without actually enjoying the time we spend together.

[Brie Hall]

I think everyone gets stuck in this rut sometimes. Ughh...if parenting were as easy as it appears in those old 30 minute sitcoms from our childhood....