Isn’t our job as parents to understand, and act on our roles in the growth and maturity of our child? That also means grasping the concept that it is what we as parents do, that has much greater impact than what we say. It takes courage, character and determination to be a good parent. How can we better equip ourselves to do the parenting job well enough to raise well-adjusted, self-assured children?
I completely agree with the point you are making Detroit, but fear the message may be intimidating to many parents who never figured out how to get themselves together but strive to help their children be better than they are. I often see this with parents of the students in the schools in which I work. Personally, I have yet to reach perfection, but I am a better person FOR my children, knowing my actions speak louder than my words. When my actions do not measure up, I admit my faults to my daughters, strive to be better, and pray my children never develop any of the bad habits that I developed in my lifetime. I do recognize, as all parents should, that patterns of behavior I see with my children (good and bad) are direct reflections of the examples they see. So when I need to correct behaviors, I look within first and share the burden of improvement...Libby Bratton Butler
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