The best give we can give our children

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Star2, Wednesday, 2 October 2013
Mummy Cool by S.Shamala
TRYING NOT TO HOVER

Most parents want to give their children the best childhood experience while equipping them with the knowledge and values that will mould them into great individuals.  This should be done without overlooking the process of giving them a chance to learn their lessons the hard way.

Parents need to learn not to take responsibility for their children’s feelings and behaviour.  Helicopter parents take too much responsibility for their children and fix their problems to protect them from being upset or disappointed, and also tend to be overly punitive.  When boundaries are not strong and parents hover too closely, the child will depend on the parents to step in.  The child will learn to relinquish the responsibility of sorting out their mess to their willing parents.  This will hampers them from developing a backbone.

The best give we can give our children is trusting them to make their mark in the world.