Ren

Julie wrote:
"The biggest difference in how I see parenting now is that I no longer
see it as my job to *get* my kids to: be, do, say, prepare, achieve,
dream, become or learn.

My job is to point, admire, offer, support, listen, encourage, hug,
understand, laugh, embrace, shore up, help and learn alongside.

I'm less concerned with how they should be. I'm more interested in who
they really are. (That means I am less worried about preventing them
from becoming a danger to themselves or having wrong ideas or thoughts
or attitudes and more interested in what they actually think, believe,
infer, do or judge right now.)"

I thought this was great Julie. Nice description of mindful parenting vs. traditional. I totally agree, and remember the days when I felt I had to "get" them to be, do, say etc....what a load of stress that we're all happier for having left behind.

Ren


"There is no way to
peace. Peace is the way."
~Quaker saying