Parenting Children - September 23, 2012

Day 40 - Encouraging Responsibility

Training our children for healthy independence
• we don't own our children
• we are helping our children move from parental control to self-control
• letting them go can be hard for parents
• a gradual process over eighteen years
• allow them to make their own decisions and learn from their own mistakes
• unhealthy control can be caused by wanting to look good, fear of failure, stress, or perfectionism

Question:
How can you allow your children to learn from their mistakes while still protecting them sufficiently?

From Series: "Parenting Children Ages 0-10"

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  • presents need not be expensive
  • they can have a high emotional value
  • not be used as a substitute for words, time,
  • or touch
  • recognize when a child is expressing love
  • through wanting to give you a present
  • teach them the value of waiting for something
  • (“delayed gratification)

What presents might your child(ren) find thoughtful?  Which of the five love languages was most important for you as a child?

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