Pull out the glasses, set the table, time to get ready for company.
Ever noticed that funny feeling where you turn on a different persona, a different ability to handle life, at least momentarily, when you open the door or answer the phone?
It shows us our actual ability to exhibit self-control.
Too often, our tone and tactics with our kids do not.
When we jump on them, pester and harp, then switch it off immediately if someone walks in the door, we’ve got a clue – there’s a problem.