February 7, 2025 PARENT’S ULTIMATE GOAL!
"Our ultimate goal as parents should be building, capable, confident, caring children." - Detroit Flanagan
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What is your ultimate goal as a parent? To just survive the experience? To do the best you can? To raise those rascals and then get them out of your house as soon as possible? However, you answer that question, here's an overarching fact: you and they are going to be connected in someway as long as both parties are on the planet. Wouldn't it be super special if that connection with our children could be a loving and mutually respectful bond? Some of us have that loving bond with our children, while some of us do not. I would be willing to bet serious money, that those of us who are enjoying that wonderful, caring relationship with our children would agree that the blood, sweat and tears required to make that happen were well worth the tremendous effort it took. And for those of us who are not in that type of cherished relationship with our kids, what might we have done differently for a better outcome? Could we have shouted less and hugged more? Coached more and fussed less? Could we have been more assertive or less assertive? Could we have said "I love you" more? Would a little more empathy have made a difference? Be careful not to judge yourself too harshly if you did not achieve the desired outcome. Sometimes your best just isn't good enough. There are two sides to the parent/child equation. While the parent shoulders the bulk of the responsibility for creating and shepherding the cultivation of a healthy home environment, the child does bear some responsibility for acceptance and compliance with parental directives. And while I consider parenting, in the main, one of the most important and challenging pursuits in our society, I know from personal experience that we cannot always get it right. But, I will also posit that it is our personal responsibility to commit ourselves as parents, to learning all we can, and doing all we can to be the best persons we can be; so that we can then become the best parents we are capable of becoming. That's my take. I would love to hear your feedback on this crucial topic. Thank you.
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