In motherhood and fatherhood, there are a series of qualities and values ??of utmost importance for positive and respectful parenting. Among them, it is worth mentioning empathy and understanding. Also knowing how to instill self-esteem in children. And, of course, have patience, something essential in everyday life.
Patience to manage their tantrums, to negotiate with them when they refuse to obey, to intervene in fights between siblings, to help them with their homework, to get them to go to bed on time… Throughout childhood and adolescence, there will be many moments in which children will test their parents’ patience, often leading to negative conflicts for both.
If you consider that you do not have enough patience with your children, do not despair. From the Instagram profile of Crianza con Propósito (with 459 thousand followers), experts in positive and respectful parenting, highlight that “many of us were not taught to have patience”, but “the positive thing is that patience is not something that Whether you have it or not, patience is a skill that is acquired with small daily practices.”
In this regard, in a publication on this social network they collect five reasons to understand this lack of patience and stop feeling guilty about it, as well as five practices to improve patience. “Always remember that parenting is not about perfection, it is about learning and growing together with our children,” they conclude in the Parenting with Purpose post.