Being a mother of two teenagers I can now appreciate what I was not able to when the girls were younger. “I wish that I knew then what I know now”…. Yet lucky for me, I have some time left before the girls are done with high school to let them succeed and fail and learn those invaluable lessons.
I spent many hours worrying about the small details that I was the only one who noticed anyway. One of my preoccupations was to do for my daughters more than I was able to give in resources like time, energy and money. I did not listen to the many that raised their children before me and you may end up doing the same. The goal with this blog is to create awareness in the young parents to allow their children to do many things for themselves. I am not referring to an infant doing toddler activities or a young boy or girl taking on unnecessary risk or an under sixteen driving without a supervising adult. I am talking about all those things we parents do that contribute to the state of exhaustion that we may be experiencing.
To remain level headed and finding joy in the midst of dealing with our busy lives is the greatest legacy we can leave to our family and ourselves. Take a deep breath as much as possible and show your children that you trust them to do their best by allowing them to take the world a little at a time on as they grow.
To remain level headed and finding joy in the midst of dealing with our busy lives is the greatest legacy we can leave to our family and ourselves. Take a deep breath as much as possible and show your children that you trust them to do their best by allowing them to take the world a little at a time on as they grow.
