I've been thinking a lot lately about consistency, and what that word means for parenting. You always hear how important it is to be consistent with discipline... consistent with potty training... consistent with routines and (I wince) schedules. You also hear often about the virtues of flexibility (this one I've got down). But how do consistency and flexibility work together, when it seems they could not?
I get a "daily groove" email from Scott Noelle, who is a "progressive parenting coach", or something to the like. Some of these grooves are out in la-la land, but some hit right on and give me an "a-ha" moment. Most of them state how I feel on a topic in a much more articulate manner than I am able. Today's groove did just that.... and here is my answer for why what works one day does not the next, hence our parenting style of "consistent flexibility".
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All I could think of when I read this post was, thank goodness, someone else is just like us! Thanks for turning me on to the daily groove . . .
All hail consistent flexibility!
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