Agree with you parenting: do not control (break the spirit) of children, steer them and guide them and pick them up when they ask for help, but do let them fall. Difficult, yes. That's growth.
Agree with you parenting: do not control (break the spirit) of children, steer them and guide them and pick them up when they ask for help, but do let them fall. Difficult, yes. That's growth.
Dr. James Dobson wrote a book about The Strong Willed Child, also the author of Dare to Discipline. It was in the former, I think, that he talked about breaking the will without breaking the spirit. He had a great illustration about the parent telling "Johnny" to go to bed...
Anyway, I sort of wonder about Ash's upbringing. 🙏
I can’t remember if it was from one of those books, but that phrase was part of our parenting for sure. When our girls were being defiant, I would always say, “that conviction will serve you well in the world, but it doesn’t serve you well in this house.“ 😉
Agree with you parenting: do not control (break the spirit) of children, steer them and guide them and pick them up when they ask for help, but do let them fall. Difficult, yes. That's growth.
Dr. James Dobson wrote a book about The Strong Willed Child, also the author of Dare to Discipline. It was in the former, I think, that he talked about breaking the will without breaking the spirit. He had a great illustration about the parent telling "Johnny" to go to bed...
Anyway, I sort of wonder about Ash's upbringing. 🙏
I can’t remember if it was from one of those books, but that phrase was part of our parenting for sure. When our girls were being defiant, I would always say, “that conviction will serve you well in the world, but it doesn’t serve you well in this house.“ 😉