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5 Things Mentally Strong Parents Do

“Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” — Christopher Robin

How is your mental health? We are in a stage where we have to be aware of our mental health in different areas. Mental health as a spouse, as an individual, employee, or boss, and as a parent.

Mentally strong parents are able to teach, practice, engage, and model mental strength so that their kids can learn the skills they need to become mentally strong adults.

Here are 5 things mentally strong parents do with their children:

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Consistency of Character

A man’s consistency is what gives a woman security. When he’s consistent; she feels confident. When he’s inconsistent, she begins to worry because she’s not sure what he’ll do next. A. R. Bernard

The Struggle

There you are, having a good day and then you get that phone call. You know the one. It can change your mood and your whole day. What do you do at that moment? For me, in those moments, I have my go-to fast food places. I’m working on eating healthier, and part of that is in those moments, I have to make better decisions.

Do you struggle with making quality decisions? Do you find yourself in something similar to the above situation? How do you handle those times? A lot of us struggle when something doesn’t plan out the way that we thought. Can we maintain the course and make the decisions in the heat of the moment? That’s consistency.

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Be Decisiveness

Decisiveness is insight in action. It’s the ability to know what’s right and, just as important, it’s the willingness to do what’s right. A. R. Bernard

Decision Making is Key

You do know that God and your spouse want you to be a mature man, right? We talked about maturity and what it means to be mature in the last post. Today we’re moving to the next characteristic; Decisiveness. We don’t want to be people that struggle with decision making. We don’t want to let fear grip us and bring our lives to a standstill because we are afraid to make a decision.

Being indecisive can lead you to be an emotional mess. People who have a people-pleasing mindset can easily find themselves like this. They are so focused on pleasing everyone that they miss God and then end up doing nothing because they don’t want to disappoint anyone.

Moving from being indecisive to decisive isn’t hard. Like most things in life, it takes time and dedication, but it can be done. To make decisions quickly and then act on them requires a couple of things:

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