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The Impact of Attitudes

Since our family has two teenagers - attitudes have become a fairly hot topic at our home. As a mom, it takes some adjusting to see boys who were once so sweet and lovable, transforming into young men, embracing their own way into life's journey, not needing the nurturing aspect of a mommy, as much as they need encouragement, guidance and godly direction. Trouble is...something about the teenage brain, hormones, testosterone etc, they think they have it figured out already! So, since this is a fairly new path for me, I have discovered so far the following do NOT work: nagging, arguing or criticizing! And I have also learned that attitudes are contagious in a home. And...sometimes we must choose a good attitude over a not so good attitude. I found this quote that described it so well...
“Words can never adequately convey the incredible impact of our attitude toward life. The longer I live the more convinced I become that life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we respond to it. This may shock you. But I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude.” (Chuck Swindoll)
This quote inspired me to keep a good attitude going in our home. Our teenagers are in the process of learning how to survive real life... and a good attitude will be an asset for them forever.
Our boys are great boys and growing up so quickly into men of God. I purpose to respond to and embrace these years with a good attitude!

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  1. I find that encouraging your children when they do something right or good makes a big difference in their attitudes. When they know they are appreciated, they want to be more pleasant. :)

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  2. I absolutley love your site and it is SO encouraging! I left you a little something on my blog for you!

    here

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  3. Attitude is they key word from junior high on for our youngins. We too have two teenagers in our home right now. One saying I learned at a women's Bible study once was that a mother's attitude sets the thermostat in her home.

    The same can be said of teenagers.

    We share with our children that good grades AND a good attitude are expected. It is a learned behavior to be able to praise in a storm...we are training them early.

    I pray it sticks!

    Blessings, Joanne
    p.s. so glad you enjoyed the post on my children I wrote yesterday. Glad it gave you a chuckle.

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