Our relationship to children
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Our relationship to children
Parents in contemporary industrialized societies often take the opposite approach. In the precious time when we’re not working, we place our children at the center of our attention, consciously engaging and entertaining them. We drive them around to sports practice and music lessons, where they are observed and monitored by adults, rather than the
... See moreDarby Saxbe • Parents Should Ignore Their Children More Often
My dads an incredibly smart man.
•Great leader
•Can fix anything
•Socially strong & networks well
•Read a book a week for 30 years
He NEVER moved up in his company.
I asked him WHY & the answer he gave me brought me to tears.
Here’s THE BEST LESSON my dad ever taught me. https://t.co/71pId6dg4Y
When our first child arrives, we come face to face with the reality that parenting is much more than a loving dream. It is the daily demand of knowing what to do, when to do it, and how to do it, and then doing it.
Connie Dawson • Growing Up Again: Parenting Ourselves, Parenting Our Children
Children test every bit of your resolve to be a good person. They push your buttons and are so staggeringly egocentric it can take your breath away. High points for selfish behavior are especially vivid in the six-year-old, the thirteen-year-old, and the college freshman. Sometimes it seems like they expect full support while simultaneously demandi
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