2. Decide here and now that whenever they speak to you, you will stop whatever you are doing and give them your attention.

3. Set up boundaries for them around tasks where you need your full attention and they cannot interrupt you; e.g. important phone calls.

4. Decide here and now that even if you are in to watching a program on TV, reading a book, talking with a friend, unless you have asked not to be interrupted, you will set aside your own wishes and give them your attention.

5. Decide here and now that your children won't have to repeat themselves unnecessarily to get your attention. You will give it freely because you are aware they are speaking to you.

It is easy to get lost in our own tasks and become oblivious to the fact that our children are talking to us. An effective attention-getting tool is touch. Touch your children when you are speaking to them and want their full attention. Teach them to touch you when they want your full attention.

I'm not saying that you won't drift off track occasionally, get lost in your own thoughts and not hear your kids. I'm saying to get back on track and resolve to be more aware. Your kids deserve your attention. If you can keep yourself present in this moment, this gift will allow them emotional and mental stability for now and for their adult years.

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