Parenting Babies, Toddlers & Teens

Emma is the youngest of our five children. Emma got the lions share of personal growth. Our journey was rocky at times and we have had kids move out earlier than anticipated. We have had one son choose to drop out of school and yet another not give us any trouble and get good grades and then we have Emma.

Emma seems wiser than her years. She is outgoing. Not afraid to talk to people. She makes sound decisions and is a responsible human being in not only her work, in her behavior, speech and thinking. She is a leader of self. When she has conflict she resolves it. She doesn’t allow others to pull her down. She comes from a place of ownership.

So what did we do differently? A few things. We changed our thinking. It is the most important thing to do. We said the same thing only we didn’t. What? We said the exact same things to Emma that we did to the other kids, only it was different. We said yes a lot more.  If she asked to go to a friends, we said, sure as soon as your chores are complete, you can go. To the older kids we said, no, you didn’t do your chores and you are not going any where.

See the difference?

You want your kids to grow up to be and have more in their life? Be the example. BE – Do – Have