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Look for ways you and your youngsters can demonstrate deference daily.
- Give your sister the window seat in the car.
- Change the channel to suit another’s taste in television programs.
- Save the leftovers for those not home yet, even if it is your favorite dish.
- Go ahead—take the laundry out of the dryer and fold it for someone else.
- If they don’t like nuts, don’t put nuts in the whole batch of brownies. I have a family story about this one!
The character lessons we exercise in our early years can greatly help us as adults. Resolving conflict is one of those lessons that can make a huge difference later in life.
My parents gave us the opportunity to try to work out our differences. Most of the time, we would find our common ground, give up who got the last word, and start our chores or games where we left off. Learning when to advance with warmth and determination and when to allow another to take the lead has been one of the keys to preserving our family.
Teach your kids about deference with the song, “Live in Harmony!” Download the song for free before Feb 28. Visit store.characterfirst.com/products/songs.
