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Can you picture this: It's 6:30 P.M. and you had a long, difficult and trying day at work. On the way home you are dreaming to just eat something, watch the news, and go to sleep. You get home and your pre-teen or young teenager greats you and begins to talk and talk and talk. Sounds familiar? Wouldn't you like to know a better way to come home so you will be able to unwind from a hard day?Firstly, let's understand what is going on in THEIR minds. No, they are NOT out to get you and make your life a misery. On the contrary, they have most probably been thinking about you (at least on the subconscious level) since they have come home from school, if not before, and all they really want is some attention from someone whom they really love.I know from experience that this is surely "easier said than done so here are a few pieces of advice that I have learnt along the way (I'm the father of 12 children and have had many long, difficult, and trying days at work.).*Firstly, realize that they are not trying "to get you" but it is a "show of love" that they want to be close to you.*Before you get home imagine how you would feel if you would come through the door and there would be no one there to greet you at all or if your children wouldn't take any notice of you. It isn't such a good feeling, right?* Keep some crackers or other snack in the glove compartment or briefcase and before you walk through the door take a bite. You can't imagine the difference between coming home hungry and coming home not hungry.*Try to make all phone calls BEFORE you come in the house. You gain two things like this. (1) You can give your children the uninterrupted attention that they desire. (2) You will be calmer after making those stressful phone calls.*When you come in the house GO OVER TO THEM and ask you how they are and how was their day in school. They will get the feeling of being wanted much quicker like this.Try this and you will see that if you give them as little as five or ten minutes of attention they will feel good and they will then happily allow you to unwind and relax just like you deserve.
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Shevach Pepper is the happy father of 12 children. To learn more about him; visit Shevach's biography .
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