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Strategic thinking is a helpful tool for today's busy parents who are pulled in many different directions and pressed for time. Set a goal and devise a smart plan to achieve the goal.

Time Management

Good time management asks two questions: Is the activity of value? If the activity is of value, what is the best way to do it efficiently?

Create Possibility and Move Things Forward

Creating possibility opens the future to bright and wonderful situations and creates opportunity. Highly proactive people recognize that responsibility.

Manage Risk

Putting a baby in the tub and feeding whole grapes to toddlers are high risk parenting activities.

Thinking ahead will help parents manage risk and will minimize the likelihood that something might go wrong.

For example: Electrical outlets are dangerous if a child sticks a fork in one, so parents are willing to go to the baby store and buy outlet protectors. Good parents are able to correctly estimate risk so that they protect their children when the risk is too high and loosen up the reigns when the risk is low.

Applying these business management practices to the everyday challenges of parenting will help give parents tools to parent more efficiently and with less stress. Parenting thoughtfully and creatively will model effective adult behavior to children and create a calm and peaceful home.

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