Hello Everyone! have you ever get tired and in the moment of feeling tired some of the rules that you have put in place has now gone out the window? This happens at my house too. Sometimes it feels a little easier to take off the “parental control” on what our children can watch on television for the moment. It also feels a little easy to just ask them what they want eat, cause that will simplify our lives as a parent in the moment. When I stop and think about this and how it might make my parenting easier in the moment, but how will my actions affect my children? Once we give in as parents, we open the door for other times when we will eventually compromise because it’s (easy) for us as parents. After we have transitioned from this moment as parents, or children will still be dealing with the effects. They will eventually not use discretion with what’s on television because we have compromised this standard for them. They may develop poor eating habits as they get older because we allowed them to make unhealthy food choices. All of these outcomes usually begin from us having a mindset that these things won’t have a affect on our children. So how do we avoid the long term effects in our moments of feeling tired? Having a different mindset or maintaining the one we have when we are not feeling tired. This way our children receive the best benefits possible whether we are tired or not. It is not always easy to do as parents but worth it for our children. Hope this reminder helps you today as you continue to invest in your children.