Parenthood gives you a unique opportunity to learn the real meaning of patience. A study conducted by York University in 1999 had patience at the top of the list of skills parents believed they needed most and it was the number one characteristic they did not want their children to learn from them.

Patience is a top key skill a parent needs to master when it comes to raising children. It is so easy to lose patience and at the same time very hard to find more of it. There is no doubt that a parent’s patience will wear thin in this face-paced world. Impatience is not only harmful to your health, but can also cause your family stress and pain.

Patience helps a parent feel in control of their children. They seem to be more interactive, supportive and positive toward and with their children. Patience sends to children a message of respect, tolerance and love. The children of parents who are very patient tend to have a higher self-esteem and happier in general.
It is not practical to be patient all the time; there are times when everyone gets frustrated and impatient.

There are many things that a parent to do to help with patience and the relationships with their children.
• Realize patience must be developed. It will take time to achieve.
• Communicate to your children about day to day happenings and talk to them so they can understand.
• When approaching a difficult situation, try to stay cool and calm. Back away and think through the situation before you respond.
• Do not force your opinions on your children. Give them your opinions, the pros and cons and let them make their own decisions and live with the consequences. Expressing and explaining a topic will get better results from them.
• Try to have foresight. Try to be prepared for things that may come up, plan extra time for unexpected things to happen.

It is important to remember that your children learn most of their behaviors from what they see. How you express and deal with irritation and anger teaches children how to manage theirs. Help yourself by helping your children.

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