What to do Instead of Jumping to Conclusions

Are you the sort of parent who weighs all the possibilities before making a decision or are you someone who has a tendency to jump to conclusions before taking in all the facts? I can be a bit impetuous but my experiences as a parent have actually been instrumental in teaching me how to focus and hold off on my conclusions until I at least have some of the facts. While parenting often requires that we make snap judgments and decisions, we can lose credibility and authority with our children if we are doing it too often and not really … Continue reading

Jumping to Conclusions

I am a jumper. It doesn’t take much for me to take huge, gigantic leaps in my imagination even though you would think I would have learned that when it comes to my kids, jumping to conclusion almost always makes thing worse! One of the biggest mistakes I tend to make when it comes to jumping to conclusions—is assuming that past behaviors and choices dictate present and future ones. For example, if one of my children made a questionable behavior choice in the past—then I have a tendency to assume that it is a pattern. There are other ways I … Continue reading