But as parenting expert Annie Fox wrote in a March 3 entry on her blog, it's essential for parents to take the to step back from the "daily grind" and establish the long-term objectives that they hope to accomplish by the time their children leave home and enter the "real world":
All parents are teachers. At 18 your kids will graduate from your private school of human development and race into the world with a bunch of lessons learned & from you.
What will your exit exam measure? Not sure? Youre not alone. In the first 5 years of a child's life parents have a packed curriculum for their little ones to master (walking, talking, potty training, toy sharing, nose-blowing, etc.). But beyond 1st or 2nd grade parenting objectives start getting fuzzy.
As parents of teens your days of close-at-hand parenting are numbered. So if you are currently a bit unclear about some of your parenting goals maybe I can help.
Here's a question I often ask at my workshops: What are your top 5 parenting objectives? That is, by the time your kid graduates high school and begins the first chapter of adult life, what kind of person would you like him/her to be?
Labels: parenting_tips, goals
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