This was a great episode! Denise has a friend with a relatively minor medical problem, but she is afraid to tell her parents. Denise sets up an appointment for her friend and asks Cliff to treat her. Cliff and Claire are alarmed by this and schedule a family meeting to assure the kids that they can turn to their parents in any situation. They insist that they will not angry as long as the kids tell the truth.
I hope that my boys know that they can come to us in any situation. I am not sure that I can promise that I will never get angry…but it is a worthy goal. I know that we build the foundation for this level of communication now when they are young. If we fail to earn their trust now, there is no way they will turn to us when they are 16.
One question that I have...there is a saying that goes, "small kids, small problems...big kids, big problems." It sure seems like small kids have a lot of small problems. They add up during the day and can be very exhausting. I wonder how the math works out? Do two small problems equal one big problem? Do the number of problems slow down each day as the child ages? Perhaps we should assign a daily quota based on size and ability and skills of the parent...it would make things a bit more manageable.
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