5 Necessary Practices To Learn How To Listen

“Mommy, can you help me with my homework?” She waved her paper in the air, trying to get me to listen, but I wouldn’t have any of it.

This is the question I hear almost every evening between 4 and 6 pm. And this is the child who would much rather allow me the privilege of doing her homework for her rather than doing it herself. I pushed back, saying something like, “I think you can handle it.” Besides, I had dinner to prepare and dishes to put away. I didn’t have time to repeat fourth grade.

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