1. Don't let your child cram so much food in their mouth that it becomes a liquid mess and they can't swallow it.
2. The table should be cleaned after every meal.
3. So should the dishes.
4. Don't allow yourself to become frustrated with your children. After all, they are with you because they still need training.
5. If you let your child sleep in your bed for naptime, be sure to remove all pens and paper from your nightstand. Otherwise they will only color.
6. Don't leave a kleenex lying on the floor. And even if you think you didn't, look again. And again. Because somehow, your baby is still chewing on one.
7. When your child uses the bathroom, and you come in to find out what's taking her so long only to discover that she's gotten off the toliet and now there are large, brown smudges on the toliet seat and her legs, don't look at her and say, "That's disgusting." She needs to know that she's beautiful even when her legs are smeared with poop.
8. If you carry an important paper and a baby at the same time, don't be surprised to see a small rip on the top. Be surprised that there aren't any visible bit marks.
9. If you take your child to the store because you want her to help make decisions about which clothes you will buy for her, know that she very well may forgo your favorite item for another that wasn't even on your list of choices.
10. When your child moves from a crib to a bed, expect that she might take advantage of her new freedom by getting out of bed. Even two years later.
2. The table should be cleaned after every meal.
3. So should the dishes.
4. Don't allow yourself to become frustrated with your children. After all, they are with you because they still need training.
5. If you let your child sleep in your bed for naptime, be sure to remove all pens and paper from your nightstand. Otherwise they will only color.
6. Don't leave a kleenex lying on the floor. And even if you think you didn't, look again. And again. Because somehow, your baby is still chewing on one.
7. When your child uses the bathroom, and you come in to find out what's taking her so long only to discover that she's gotten off the toliet and now there are large, brown smudges on the toliet seat and her legs, don't look at her and say, "That's disgusting." She needs to know that she's beautiful even when her legs are smeared with poop.
8. If you carry an important paper and a baby at the same time, don't be surprised to see a small rip on the top. Be surprised that there aren't any visible bit marks.
9. If you take your child to the store because you want her to help make decisions about which clothes you will buy for her, know that she very well may forgo your favorite item for another that wasn't even on your list of choices.
10. When your child moves from a crib to a bed, expect that she might take advantage of her new freedom by getting out of bed. Even two years later.
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