A CHILD’S COMMANDMENTS TO PARENTS
1. My hands are small: please don’t expect perfection whenever I make bed, draw a picture or throw a ball. My legs are short: please slow down so that I can keep up with you.
2. My eyes have not seen the world as yours have: please let me explore safely. Don’t restrict me unnecessarily.
3. Housework will always be there. I’m little for such a short time. Please take time to explain things for me about this wonderful world and do so willingly.
4. Me feelings are tender: please be attentive to my needs. Don’t nag me all day long. (You wouldn’t want to be nagged for your inquisitiveness.) Treat me as the way you want to be treated.
5. I’m a special gift from God: please take care of me as God intended you to do, holding me accountable for my actions, giving me guidelines to live by, and explaining to me in a loving manner.
6. I need encouragement and praise, but not your criticism to grow. Please go easy on the criticism; remember you can criticize the things that I do without criticizing me.
7. Please give me the freedom to make decisions concerning my self. Permit me to fail so that I can learn from my mistakes. Then, someday, I’ll be prepared to make the kind of decisions life requires me.
8. Please don’t do things over for me. Somehow, that makes me feel that my efforts didn’t quite measure up to your expectations. I know it’s hard, but please don’t try to compare me with my brother or my sister.
9. Please don’t be afraid to leave for a weekend. Kids need vacations from parents, just as parents need vacation from their kids.
10. Please take me to church regularly, setting a good example for me to follow. I enjoy learning more about God.
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