Some great food for thought here, thank you. As a mother I was totally unprepared for the amount of guilt that seems to come along as part of the package. Learning to park that guilt and acknowledge all the good things I do has been a real work in progress.
I can relate to being seen as the “soft” parent. I highly value freedom in my own life, and while children need boundaries, they also need to be given the ability to choose for themselves, and experience the consequences. Thank you for giving voice to this idea.
Some great food for thought here, thank you. As a mother I was totally unprepared for the amount of guilt that seems to come along as part of the package. Learning to park that guilt and acknowledge all the good things I do has been a real work in progress.
I can relate to being seen as the “soft” parent. I highly value freedom in my own life, and while children need boundaries, they also need to be given the ability to choose for themselves, and experience the consequences. Thank you for giving voice to this idea.