TOO BUSY, TOO TIRED
Sixteen-hour days – eight at work and eight at home – leave a parent little time or energy for sharing important values and relationships.
In addition, too little attention is currently paid to discipline – by which I mean teaching, not punishment. Parents who are away all day just don’t feel like upholding rules when they arrive home tired and spent. Yet, discipline is the second most important thing we can give our children, after love. An undisciplined child doesn’t learn how to control himself, and as a result, he doesn’t feel secure.
( taken from Family Circle Magazine )
GLOSSARY:
uphold = apoiar e manter
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