Parenting can be one of the most difficult yet rewarding jobs in the world. It requires great Patience, Appreciation, Sacrifice and Time (PAST). Children represent our future; but they are also indelible reflections of our past.
The life skills your parents gave you, you will pass on to your kids and with any luck they will do the same to theirs. It is one of those jobs that are an absolute; you either get it right the first time or you fail miserably.
The life skills your parents gave you, you will pass on to your kids and with any luck they will do the same to theirs. It is one of those jobs that are an absolute; you either get it right the first time or you fail miserably.
Let me be clear, it is not necessarily your fault or anyone else’s for that matter if your child closely resembles Satan. If every child came with a Triple A Road Map and explicit instructions on how to use correctly, most people I know would be in jail already for failing to follow directions, affluenza defense not included.
"Children rise to the expectations they are given. If your biggest expectation for your child is to do well in school--you may already have failed. Children look for guidance as well as love, though many parents with little parenting experience; or a good foundation to extract from, can unintentionally lead a child to hell in a wind basket."
Dysfunctional parents often rear dysfunctional children. A parent who thinks that they are doing the best job they can do because little Johnny has a place to stay, three square meals and an Xbox is a dysfunctional parent; minus the Xbox your child can get the same thing in prison. You have given your child nothing to help him or her reach their full potential outside of their academics.
If you think talking down to your child, swearing or beating your child down the road to righteousness will free them or you from their bad behavior at school or anywhere else think again. Children need 'emotional equity' more than anything you can give them. And parents who can afford to treat their kids to a listening-party at the end of a grueling work day, will have no problem endorsing the checks that will eventually get their kids through college, and make them proud to be called a mother or a father. With that said, I’d like to thank my parents for doing the best job that they could possibly do--minus the Xbox.
If you think talking down to your child, swearing or beating your child down the road to righteousness will free them or you from their bad behavior at school or anywhere else think again. Children need 'emotional equity' more than anything you can give them. And parents who can afford to treat their kids to a listening-party at the end of a grueling work day, will have no problem endorsing the checks that will eventually get their kids through college, and make them proud to be called a mother or a father. With that said, I’d like to thank my parents for doing the best job that they could possibly do--minus the Xbox.
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