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Dr Mike & Susan's avatar

As always, Bethany, such practical and workable training tools for parents of young kiddos! You almost make me wish we had kids at home again just so I could put all these terrific tips to immediate use! 😁

Bethany Heyne's avatar

Thanks for reading it despite not even having kids at home!!

This article in particular brought some good laughs from my kids as they helped me write it…right down to the wire. “The irony,” they said, “to be finishing this late on the topic of time management.”🤣

“Oh, we managed our time just fine,” I said, “we just over committed on weekly activities.”

So back we went to have a refresher on the planning, prioritization topic 🫣

Thanks again for your dedication and support! 🥰

Dr Mike & Susan's avatar

That's funny! I love that you involve your kids in your work, which I guess makes sense, considering your work. But it's still awesome. And that was the perfect comeback!! 😄

Microcosm of life, right? We're always circling back around to another "ok... now it's time to hone this in some more!" Thank God for His grace, allowing us to grow in one area and then another. ☺️

You're most welcome!! And I'm so sorry you had a difficult week (saw that in another post), but huge congratulations on the awards!!! 🙌 So well deserved!!

Justin Gielski's avatar

Really good and practical parenting tips, thank you! I know that at times, I need to be reminded that the skills I have developed, even ones that now seem very basic, took years to develop.

Bethany Heyne's avatar

I’m so glad you enjoyed it. And that perspective you mention is truly the ultimate challenge! So you are not alone.

Our fully formed brains see the world one way, and have long forgotten what it was like to have a semi-formed/forming brain living in an adult world

The Holy Spirit has to remind me of this daily. And then I quickly remember God’s patience with my own slowness 😆

Thanks for reading and reflecting!

Matt Brewer's avatar

Thanks for this! Very helpful in regards to my own son.

Bethany Heyne's avatar

I’m so glad!

Hopefully the time guessing games throughout the day bring a few laughs for your kiddos, as they have for us. It’s a fun way to teach time perception!

Matt Brewer's avatar

Certainly going to try it!