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4/16/2018 April 16, 2018
 DO THIS // DRIVE TIME Plan a fun night as a family for the end of the month. When you are in the car, talk through the details of what you want to do. Challenge them to only talk about it while in the car and if they can be patient and wait well, the more fun you will plan for them. Remind them that this is an example of something that is worth the wait!
 FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT By Melissa Thorson I’ve heard before that when feeling insecure in a new job you just have to “fake it till you make it.” But I seem to have mixed luck with my attempts—especially in my role as a parent. Mostly, I just end up exhausted when I allow insincerity to take over. The faking that comes with this role of being a parent can be entirely exhausting. What I’m experiencing as the biggest relief from the faking-it exhaustion is when I am vulnerable with other parents. When we open up to others about what is really happening . . . We learn we are not alone—we are all fakers to some extent. We find encouragement from an outsider’s perspective. We can learn ways to improve. Maybe they’ve found something that work better. We can discover our own strengths and share what has worked for us. Are you exhausted from faking it? . . . CONTINUE READING ON THE PARENT CUE BLOG  Comments are closed.
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