I’m raising boys. One of which is 21, and so far so good with that one – and now two more to go. I’m a powerful (sometimes) woman trying to raise good men and trust me; it’s a challenge, especially in today’s world.
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“Getting Out of Your Head” Parenting
Do you notice that when you’re trapped in your own head and not focused and present that your kids start acting like a bunch of crazy monkeys who drank a pot of coffee?
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Letting Kids be Kids
When we run too aggressively in the rat race, we sometimes inadvertently drag our kids into the madness with us, and they no longer have the ability or freedom to just be kids. We get one shot at childhood, only one chance to have the freedom and joy that is part of the privilege of being a child, one shot to learn how to navigate in this world, and only one shot to grow up into who we are going to become.
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The Sucky Parent That I Am (or am not)
My parenting skills really suck sometimes. I realize now after parenting for almost 20 years that I know absolutely nothing about how to do this job. I think I know, but everyday is different and just when I feel like I have a handle on these boys, I simply don’t.
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