Parenting advice is everywhere. Everyone seems to have their opinions on the correct, appropriate, right way to parent. And, through the few years of my parenting, I've relied on a lot of this information to get through the day. Some of the advice is good. Some of it isn't. Because of this, I've compiled my own list of advice that I wish someone had told me. 1. Only give your children directions when standing on your head . This way your kids may actually pay attention to you. Do you have the same problem that your children don't listen to you? Mine don't. I've tried saying it quietly, getting down at their level, giving them incentives to complete the directions, drawing diagrams, having bonuses available for completing the directions...I may have even given directions at a volume which could be heard two states over. But, no matter the manner in which I give directions, I have to remember that my kids are still just ki...
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