Received this from my mom. Not sure you wrote it. Hung it on my refrigerator and I believe it help my whole family on listening. Hope it touches you, as it has touched my heart and soul.
Listen to the children
Take a moment to listen today
To what your children are trying to say.
Listen today, whatever you do,
Or they won't be there to listen to you.
Listen to their problems, listen to their needs.
Praise their smallest triumphs, praise their smallest deeds.
Tolerate their chatter, amplify their laughter;
Find out what's the matter, find out what they're after
But tell them that you love them, every single night,
And though you scold them, make sure you hold them
And tell them everything's all right.
If we tell our children, all the bad in them we see,
They'll grow up exactly how we hoped they'd never be.
But if we tell our children we're so proud they wear our name,
They'll grow up believing they're winners in the game.
Take a moment to listen today
To what your children are trying to say;
Listen today, whatever you do,
And they will come back to listen to you.
