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I hear a child\u2019s frustrated crying in the kitchen. I go to investigate, and I find my 2-year-old son pushing with all his might against a chair, angry that it\u2019s not moving.<\/p>\nI hear a child\u2019s frustrated crying in the kitchen. I go to investigate, and I find my 2-year-old son pushing with all his might against a chair, angry that it\u2019s not moving.<\/p>\n
He has plans, but something has gone wrong. Soon I realize why he\u2019s upset.<\/p>\n
The back of the chair has run into an open cupboard door and stopped his movement. But his head is down, his brow is furrowed, and he\u2019s still crying and vigorously pushing the chair with both hands. This focused little guy hasn\u2019t noticed what\u2019s happening, and he\u2019s getting more frustrated by the minute.<\/p>\n
I step in to help, moving the chair, closing the cupboard, and letting the relieved little fellow resume scooting his chair across the floor.<\/p>\n
It makes me chuckle to myself. How silly of him.<\/p>\n
But then I realize that I do the same thing sometimes as a parent. I get angry at problems instead of looking for a way to fix them:<\/strong><\/p>\n Although it\u2019s easy to feel like the victim in situations like these, I\u2019m actually the one responsible to do something about the problem. For example:<\/p>\n Proverbs 14:15 says \u201cthe prudent gives thought to his steps.\u201d When challenges or frustrations arise, sometimes we need to step back and take a better look at what we\u2019re doing.<\/strong> We need to take responsibility, consider the situation, and look around us for a solution.<\/p>\n Here are some steps that may help:<\/p>\n Parenting is a demanding job. One of the ways we can avoid burning out is to be prudent about how we respond to problems and frustrations. God sees it all, and He is ready and willing to help us!<\/p>\n\n
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