The kids don’t have to get up at dawn to milk the cows, but such discipline instills a life-long ability to make good decisions, according to an in-depth study done on children from age 3 until their mid-20s. Kids learn responsibility, competence, self-reliance and self-worth that sticks for life, says Dr. Rossmann.
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Self-discipline comes in many packages
May 2, 2011Let them work it out. It will work out better that way.
December 20, 2010Christmas is already a time of heightened emotions and expectations that children can barely contain. We adults forget that intense feeling of Christmas anticipation, which for us would be like a combination of: dynamite about to explode; an unrequited crush on someone; sexual desire; worry over job security; looking forward to a vacation; and meeting your idol — all on the same day.
Recognize your patterns — then refrain & relax
October 18, 2010Pema Chodron, a Buddhist nun in Canada, offers four words on how to change our patterns in her remarkable recording, “Getting unstuck.” The advice is simple and can be learned in a minute.
It takes a lifetime to live it: Recognize, Refrain, Relax, Resolve.
When you catch yourself about to yell at a young person, RECOGNIZE it and ask, “Am I in present time?”
