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101 Benefits of Having Kids...

3/8/2015

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The many benefits of having children.
There comes a time in the life of every parent when you wonder why on earth you did such a crazy thing as having children and if there’s any way you can shove them back up where they came from. You can pretend you don’t know what I’m talking about, but you do. And that’s why I’ve compiled this list of the 101 benefits of having children. Pull it out whenever you want to commit familicide, pass it on to a friend who is about to have a nervous breakdown, or just use it to remind yourself that while the days may be long, the years are short and there are things worth remembering!

  1. They teach you to slow down
  2. They help you to look at life afresh
  3. The help you to reexamine your priorities
  4. They force you to work on your relationships (or move on from relationships that don’t work
  5. They help you to learn the art of communication by showing you over and over what does and doesn’t work
  6. They help you to gain an understanding of the human mind
  7. They say funny things and they make you laugh
  8. They help you to meet new people – some of whom become friends for life
  9. They get you out of your comfort zone and into the zone of high growth
  10. They give you a chance to give back
  11. They give you the opportunity to be the one in the know; the teacher
  12. They show you how much you don’t know and entice you to learn
  13. They help you to learn how to ask for help
  14. You learn things about yourself that you didn’t know before
  15. You get to see how resilient you really are
  16. They help you to break through old, limiting belief systems (like the need for 8 hours sleep every night)
  17. They bring your family closer
  18. You end up visiting places you wouldn’t go to otherwise
  19. You get to retake your entire schooling (and actually learn the stuff this time round!)
  20. You improve your general knowledge
  21. They help you to break old obsessions (like having a tidy home)
  22. They push you beyond what you thought you could handle and you see that you can survive
  23. They force you to earn more and thus up your career game
  24. They force you to learn how to budget and how much you can do without
  25. They teach you time management and to be organized
  26. They teach you what it means to be human
  27. They help you to connect with other human beings
  28. They give you a sense of purpose
  29. They teach you what love really means
  30. They teach you that you can’t be unconditionally loving all day every day
  31. They help you to break other unrealistic expectations that you have on yourself and the world
  32. They break your illusions about always being nice / kind / patient / gentle
  33. They show you the greater dynamics of life
  34. They get you out of bed earlier and up and going with your day
  35. They get you into good routines
  36. They show you how much support is around when challenge hits
  37. They love you for who you are
  38. They teach you to love yourself for who you are
  39. They bring you closer to your spirituality
  40. They mirror your unresolved stuff back to you and help you to love your disowned parts
  41. They bring balance to your life
  42. They teach you to eat better and to learn about nutrition
  43. They are an incentive to live a healthier life
  44. They encourage you to drink, smoke, indulge less
  45. You feel needed
  46. They give you a chance to contribute to the future
  47. You get to pass your wisdom on to the future through them
  48. They expose you to new ways of thinking
  49. They expose you to and teach you about new technologies
  50. They help you to stay current
  51. They bring you into the present
  52. They force you to face and heal your old wounds
  53. They highlight your inconsistencies
  54. They help you to be more assertive
  55. They take you beyond caring what other people think
  56. They unite you with other parents
  57. They unite you with the animal kingdom
  58. They teach you how to have fun again
  59. They point out the beauty of nature
  60. They get you to actually stop and smell the roses
  61. They get you outdoors and exercising
  62. They teach you to play again
  63. They entice you to question old traditions
  64. When you see how you’ve become your parents you get an opportunity to forgive them
  65. They give you a sense of strength, survival and accomplishment
  66. You see that you can survive any pain (childbirth for example!)
  67. You learn to put yourself first
  68. You learn to think beyond yourself
  69. They help you to become aware of and address some local societal issues
  70. They help you to question societal norms (like schooling)
  71. They help you to face your own mortality
  72. They bring other kids and animals into your life
  73. They keep you on your toes
  74. They help you learn problem solving skills
  75. They help you learn to trust your instincts
  76. They help you to follow your dreams
  77. They help you to think outside the box
  78. They show you the transience of life and help you to take it less seriously
  79. They help you not to cling to the changeable
  80. You learn to sleep when and where you can
  81. They help you learn to choose your battles
  82. They teach you how to let go of the insignificant
  83. They teach you to speak up
  84. You learn to go beyond appearance (your own and others)
  85. They teach you non-judgement
  86. They show you how to follow your values
  87. They wake you up to living your truth
  88. They bring a sense of urgency (so you don’t waste time)
  89. They teach you patience (and the necessity of forgiving yourself when you lose it)
  90. You get to experience your connection to something greater than yourself
  91. You see your own greatness and magnificence reflected back at you
  92. They connect you to the future
  93. They help you let go of the past
  94. They take you beyond the ordinary to the extraordinary
  95. They show you the beauty and wonder in every moment
  96. They show you how to fully experience your emotions and move on
  97. They show you that you are loved no matter what you go through or express
  98. They break you out of your mind noise and into the present
  99. They make you accountable
  100. They teach you the value of responsibility
  101. They wake you up to your own divinity
Still struggling to find the happy side? Check out my coaching options where I can help you to shift your perceptions permanently!


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