Getting There From Here Is A Daily Journey

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I wonder what kind of parent I would have been, had I had as many digital devices and distractions as there are now.

There are so many distractions out here for adults, children and everyone in between. You can watch self-help videos, participate in online parties, exercise classes, and binge watch just about anything. There’s never a dull moment! My grandma would call it overstimulation.

When my kids were teens, I was dating someone and had started using emails to stay connected. It was pretty addictive, especially since I had only used emails for work projects. Had there been Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or Instagram, I probably would’ve been on my phone a lot! Too much!

It would have been a lot harder to maintain my focus as a parent. So how do we maintain focus as parents?

I think the thing that really saved me every time I got even a little distracted as a parent, was thinking back on how consistent my mother was with raising my brother, sister and I. She and my dad worked as a team when they were together and we had daily routines, daily chores and expectations of us.

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More importantly my parents had expectations of themselves. Sure they hosted parties, went out with friends, but their main job was raising us. From my perspective as a kid, parenting looked pretty boring. Thinking about that job of being a parent; made me think a long time before I decided to become one.

As a parent coach, parent and educator, I have concerns about how remote learning is going. There’s no question that we have to do it. We have to educate our children during this pandemic! But how do we do it successfully?