To use tabs, please use full web version. I believe the goal of parenting is to give my children the skills to become self-sufficient physically, socially, and spiritually. As I try a new technique I ask myself, is this teaching my child how to make good choices? Is she learning to ask God what the correct choice is? My goal is that my girls will be able to fully function as God's servants and become strong leaders for positive change.
I am a high control, medium nurturing, and high or low anxiety about the results depending on the day. I will aim for lower anxiety about results and allow natural consequences more than I do now.
ReplyDeleteWith further thought,I realize I am a natural helicopter mom, but I've been taught to be authoritarian. It's hard for me to remember that staying calm gets a better response that yelling.
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