Write an article based on this "Help the child to learn about self-control and delayed gratification. Set rules and boundaries. Apologize when you need to."

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Kids can naturally be impatient, which in turn can make you impatient, and the cycle continues. Teaching them about self-control and delayed gratification is a good way to instill the value of patience. Removing temptation is a good way to work on patience. Hiding away anything tempting means that the kids aren't as impatient because they can't see what they want. Keeping things out of sight definitely works to keep them out of mind. Use a positive distraction to keep their impatience from brewing. Try singing a song, or offering them a slinky to play with, to keep their minds occupied and to practice waiting patiently. Keep calm even if your child is throwing a tantrum. This will help to make your expectations clear and consistent, which will reduce the number of patience-testing situations in the future. Rules and boundaries help to give children stability and structure which they can rely on. Having rules and boundaries is as much about containing the kids into what is safe and appropriate for the situation, as it is giving them something to work towards and live up to. Although practicing and working on patience will make a big difference, you are still human and will make mistakes from time to time. You might slip up, but apologizing to the kids and recommitting to being patient makes the situation much more valuable. Apologizing will let the kids know that you understand that you didn't handle the situation as well as you could have and that you will try and improve next time. This sets a good example of being able to apologize when you are wrong for them, which will help them to learn how to do it too.