Monday, April 24, 2006

Blog a book along: parenting....

I finally was able to read the intro yesterday. My thoughts on it are I am all for eradicating the self-defeating attitudes. I know I have a few and really do try to get rid of them. The neurotic dividends is definitely something I willing to not have anymore. What I really liked about the intro was that he included some things other than what he thought. His mom's poem to him is something I have often said to myself. That we as parents are there to guide them and then be willing to step aside and them try and fail if need be. But to be there when they need to understand and support them. I am also not wanting to be a friend to my kids they need someone to guide them and support them not just be liked by them. I am looking forward to more of this book.

1 comment:

Francesca said...

I hear you -- I think that looking ahead to the time when we must step aside -- which is not so long away, no matter how young the children are -- give me impetus to work harder now. Now is the guiding time, and if I do it now, stepping aside will be easier at the stepping aside time.