Quotes to warm your heart

A Child's Request by Kathryn Kvols,
Mother to Redirecting Children's Behavior

Hold me, touch me, snuggle me often, for it is through your love that I flourish.

Watch me, listen to me, and take your time with me when you read Green Eggs and Ham to me at night, for I judge my importance by how important I am to you.

Be patient, understand me first, whenever possible help me to get what I want, for it is through your interactions that I learn to do so with others.

Don’t be afraid to be firm with me, it is through your firmness that I learn the courage of caring.

Don’t bribe me, reward me or punish me, for it robs me of the opportunity to listen to my own internal voice.

Don’t hit me or yell at me, for it teaches me to use force to get my way.

Forgive yourself quickly, for my spirit is resilient.

Instead of remembering my footprints on your windshield, my impish protests, and the hole I put in the wall, REMEMBER the night I discovered my shadow, my arms around your neck, and the delight of my giggles.

I will remember your butterfly kisses, your open arms, dancing in the rain with you, and the plastic frog you put under my eggs at breakfast more than the toys and clothes you bought me.

On our bad days, watch me while I sleep. Marvel at my eyelashes, cheekbones and fingertips and remind yourself of how much you love me.

When given a choice, assume the best of me and expect the best for me.

Most importantly, make nothing other than sprit, more important than our family; for it is here that I discover whom I am.