How many times have you seen these?

• Allowing electronics to parent/babysit their children
• Disengaged parents looking for a way to get rid of their children so they can get back to the “real world”
• Constantly complaining about how awful or annoying their children are
• Parents focusing on short term relief of behaviors instead of character growth

To be fair, I am guilty of all of these. But does that mean we should stop and feel sorry for ourselves? Well, maybe for a time, but then it’s time to get to work improving ourselves.

How will reading/listening to your ranting help me?

I have no idea. To be fair, you probably don’t need anything I have to offer to be a better parent. But, if you do follow along I hope that you are able to be encouraged, get some empathy, and maybe a kick in the butt too.

I don’t claim that anything I talk about will be mind shattering or insanely scholarly. My main goal is to have you think about and reflect on how you are doing as a parent. At the end of every post there will be some reflection questions or challenges to improve yourself as a parent. If you take these seriously, I believe that you’ll be making steps in the right direction.

Wow, you must be some kind of highly educated PHD to have a blog about parenting?

Nice try, I’m just a crappy parent trying to get better. Oh, and I also know how to type on a computer. That helps too.