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What are your expectations for your children? Peaceful Parenting Challenge: Day 2.

Happy day! How did re-evaluating your expectations on yourself go last?

It can be hard to admit that we can’t do it all as moms! Now we are going to talk about our kids. It’s day 2 of the 14 Days of Peaceful Parenting Challenge! Today, we are going to take a look at our expectations for our kids. Are they realistic and achievable? Or do we expect too much from them?

We can become frustrated with our kids when they don’t meet our expectations, but it’s important to remember that different children will grow and learn at different rates. Let’s create new expectations for our children that are realistic and achievable for them!

One way to do this is to look at what our child is capable of right now.

What are their strengths and weaknesses? We can’t expect them to be able to do things that they aren’t developmentally ready for. For example, a two-year-old isn’t going to be able to read or write as well as a five-year-old.

We also need to take into account the age of our child. As they get older, we can expect more from them. But don’t forget that there will always be new challenges and goals as our children grow!

It’s important that we set expectations for our kids that challenge them but are still achievable.

If everything is too easy for them, they won’t learn, and they will become bored. On the other hand, if everything is too hard for them, they will become discouraged and give up.

We should also keep in mind that our expectations need to be age appropriate. We can’t expect a two-year-old to clean their room or do chores like we would expect a ten-year-old to do.

It’s important to communicate our expectations with our children in a clear manner. This way, they know what is expected of them and there won’t be any surprises. They can also help us achieve our goals by working together!

Setting realistic and achievable expectations for our kids is one of the most important things we can do as parents! It will help them grow and learn, and it will make life a lot less frustrating for all of us!

Today’s challenge:

Think about your expectations for your kids. Are they realistic and achievable? If not, what can you change so that they are?

One way to do this is to ask yourself the following questions:

• What can my child do now? What are their strengths and weaknesses?
• How will my expectations change as my child gets older?
• What is an appropriate expectation for my child’s age group?
• Will communicating my expectations help achieve our mutual goals?
• Are there any challenges or goals I want to set for my child that hasn’t been done before?

These questions should help get the wheels turning!

Happy Parenting! 🙂

Jenna Jury

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