You may have had a chance to see an episode or two...you know, the one with the "world's worst mom" going into people's homes and teaching them how to let go of their own fears, so that their children can learn how to experience the world around them...
It gets me thinking.
What a world of extremes we seem to have.
On one hand-we have the helicopter parents (as seen on this TV show).
On the other hand-we have parents who aren't involved enough, that lean on technology/money/friends to entertain and school/others to raise their children.
So how do we find the balance?
With Jay only 13 months old, I am more or less let off the hook until she's older...right?!
Wrong.
All of these habits begin from infancy...not at some magical age where you have to make a choice one way or the other.
This is the key though, you have to make a choice. You have to make the choice to stay balanced. You have to take each opportunity that comes your way as an opportunity to practice finding that balance.
Most importantly though, no matter which parental class you fall under, the helicpoter, the 'let-them-be', the balance...you are going to make mistakes, those mistakes don't mean that you don't love your kid(s), it means that you are human.
So if this gives you cause to pause, and reassess, and you find that there is work to be done...do it with this confidence-you are not alone, because I am doing the exact same thing, right along with you.
Let's not bubble wrap our kids. Let's teach them to be happy, healthy and safe...let's find the balance--and encourage others to find that balance in their own life.
It gets me thinking.
What a world of extremes we seem to have.
On one hand-we have the helicopter parents (as seen on this TV show).
On the other hand-we have parents who aren't involved enough, that lean on technology/money/friends to entertain and school/others to raise their children.
So how do we find the balance?
With Jay only 13 months old, I am more or less let off the hook until she's older...right?!
Wrong.
All of these habits begin from infancy...not at some magical age where you have to make a choice one way or the other.
This is the key though, you have to make a choice. You have to make the choice to stay balanced. You have to take each opportunity that comes your way as an opportunity to practice finding that balance.
Most importantly though, no matter which parental class you fall under, the helicpoter, the 'let-them-be', the balance...you are going to make mistakes, those mistakes don't mean that you don't love your kid(s), it means that you are human.
So if this gives you cause to pause, and reassess, and you find that there is work to be done...do it with this confidence-you are not alone, because I am doing the exact same thing, right along with you.
Let's not bubble wrap our kids. Let's teach them to be happy, healthy and safe...let's find the balance--and encourage others to find that balance in their own life.
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