Parenting calls on us to bring forth every talent, skill, and virtue we can muster. It shows us, often in technicolor, the many ways in which we fall short and the many aspects of ourselves we can improve.
Perhaps the most coveted of all parenting virtues is patience. Whether our children are in the newborn, toddler, little kid, or big kid stage, they require more patience and forbearance than most parents could have imagined before having children. What parent hasn’t struggled at one time or another to find the patience to do well what they know they should do in their role as parent?
