This is the third of my blog articles about the GOALS OF PARENTING, which lay the foundation for you to raise a child; and we continue to explore what it takes to parent a child so that they will be well-mannered, confident, reliable, caring, conscientious and a person of faith. This article looks at Goal #2: Trustworthy A trustworthy individual, honest in all their dealings, can be counted on to do what they say they will do, and understands personal…..
As I stated in my previous blog, the GOALS OF PARENTING lay the foundation for you to raise a child so that they will be well-mannered, confident, reliable, caring, conscientious and a person of faith. Every parent wants this for their child(ren). This article looks at Goal #1: Responsible – A key element to the foundation of a healthy life is becoming a responsible person. Helping your child learn to be responsible is a slow process and can be a bit…..
Have you ever made a list of what your goals are for your parenting? Have you ever thought about you as the parent – what you want that parent to do, say and look like? Now, I am not asking about specific goals you have for your child’s life, education and career. I’m talking about specific goals for yourself as a parent – how you want to interact with your child, how you want to respond, what you want to…..
In my book, GRACIE BECOMES A ROCK STAR, the two children, Gracie and Caden, have a positive sibling relationship. They first go off to play with each other, but then as the opportunity for Gracie develops to show off her singing talents, her older brother Caden goes from playmate to being her master of ceremonies, introducing her to her audience (the family) and then at the end of her performance declaring she is a “ROCK STAR”. How do such positive…..
Caden, the older brother and narrator of the story, GRACIE BECOMES A ROCK STAR, is an amazing little fellow. Think about the dynamics between siblings: love, hate, resentment, fun, friendship, agitation, teasing, tolerance, frustration, and much more. It’s a true smorgasbord of emotions. Thinking about sibling relationships, I know this, I was a real pest as a little sister. My older sister’s boyfriends would give me a quarter to disappear, clearly aware that I would immediately hop on my bike…..
GRACIE BECOMES A ROCK STAR is a perfect example of the confidence, positive self-esteem and determination that all parents want to see in their children. Gracie is a little girl who knows what she loves to do – sing, dance around and perform – and who is confident enough to see to it that others let her share her talents with them. She dreams of being a great performer and she proudly burst out in song whenever the opportunity arises. …..
It doesn’t matter what the size, shape or composition, family matters to both young and old alike. In fact, our family has extraordinary influence on our identity and sense of self, our self-esteem, view of the world, the ability to delay gratification, our capacity to problem-solve; also, our motivational drive, ability to love and commit, ability to be loved, attitude toward life, personal values, sense of integrity and ethics — the list goes on and on but the bottom line…..