Practice?

Do we ever get to practice in parenting? It seems like we are always on the stage in front of a crowd when parenting problems occur.

Over the years I have FINALLY realized that practice occurs at home. It is our time to train, develop, and grow with our kiddos. However, right when you leave that front door it is game time. They will immediately repeat what they have learned, heard, and seen.

A moment of clarity approached me while at my oldest sons soccer game. We practice at home every moment that we can. But when he goes in to the game, he forgets everything he has worked on. Why is that?

The answer is that the heat gets to him. He cannot handle all the pressure and tries the easy way out. In fact he always displays a need for the easy route in every part of his life. The bad part is, he learns it from adults. While we practice soccer at home and I am in top awareness of my parenting skills, he sees an even killed dad who is caring and thoughtful. When we get into a new scenario outside of the home, he sees a dad that sometimes does not handle similar situations the right way.

What an awesome life lesson. It is key that we practice at home, the same as we want to handle situations outside of the home.

God is good all the time. He makes our lives meaningful. Single moms and Step-dads, your job is not to be perfect bu your job is to be there. There is hope and tons of loving moments coming your way if you show up. Do the best you can and get up after you fail to be there when you succeed.