Parenting just isn't that complicated, but too many people make it complicated.
The strict disciplinarian kind suck. It's childhood, not boot camp FFS. Let em be kids within reason.
The helicoptering kind suck. They are gonna get hurt, let em shake it off, rub some dirt on it and move on. Nothing a cast or some stitches won't fix.
The laissez-faire kind suck. No matter what the book says, there is a fine line between free range kids and feral ones, and I'm not taking chances. Keep em on your side of the fence or I will turn the hose on em.
Refrain from being these types, and it will be okay. Use common sense. They need direction (and redirection sometimes) not a best friend. Kick em in the ass when they need it, pat em on the back when the deserve it and at the end of the day let em know you love em.
The strict disciplinarian kind suck. It's childhood, not boot camp FFS. Let em be kids within reason.
The helicoptering kind suck. They are gonna get hurt, let em shake it off, rub some dirt on it and move on. Nothing a cast or some stitches won't fix.
The laissez-faire kind suck. No matter what the book says, there is a fine line between free range kids and feral ones, and I'm not taking chances. Keep em on your side of the fence or I will turn the hose on em.
Refrain from being these types, and it will be okay. Use common sense. They need direction (and redirection sometimes) not a best friend. Kick em in the ass when they need it, pat em on the back when the deserve it and at the end of the day let em know you love em.