Our job is to be the adult

“An escalated parent can not de-escalate an escalated child.”

I read this line a long time ago and it floats back into my mind every time that I mess up with my parenting. Every time that I raise my voice or feel a complete frustration in what to do.

Parenting is hard, but that’s not an excuse to not do the best job I possibly can.

So I have to constantly remind myself, and catch myself when I slip up.

Keep your calm when the kids are losing it. You need to be better.

You need to show the calm in the chaos so that they can emulate it later.

Do not become the person that you are disciplining them for.

Our job is to be better, to be the adult in trying times, not another child.