The Freedom To Make Mistakes
What would you do if you heard to child say I HATE my parents?
Last Week Discussion- Repositioning Your Children For Success
Three Points 1. Guard your Mouth 2. Guard your Ears 3. Guard your Eyes
My question would be, why would they say something like that? I am sure you would ask the same question because no parent would ever expect the children to say something that cruel, and if they did you would be speechless as I would be myself.
We ask our children to be perfect, when in their eyes we are far from perfect. Instead of providing a vehicle for them to conqueror their failures all we do is criticize and tear them down while learning to navigate through life.
4 Things happen when don’t allow our children to make mistakes
- 1. They lose confidence in themselves and us as parents
- 2. They Lose Trust
- 3. They Lose Hope
- 4. They believe there is no reason to try and please you because it is impossible
What is the answer to cultivating a healthy loving and trusting relationship with your child?
- 1. Teach them through their challenges
- 2. Stop talking and blaming and start listing
- 3. Hug them and tell them you love them often
- 4. Show them you love them (that doesn’t mean given to every request
- 5. Extend grace to them as you would expect for yourself