"Parents don't want their children to make the wrong decisions, so they don't allow them to make the decision. And then the child becomes dependent, and then the parent resents that, and it gets off into a blameful thing early on. If you are encouraging children to do all that they can do -- and not squelching the natural eagerness that is within them, so that they can shine and thrive and show you and themselves how good they are at adapting to physical experience -- then everyone wins."
Excerpted from a workshop in Dallas, TX on Saturday, March 13th, 1999
Our Love,
Jerry and Esther
I found this insightful. What do you think? Anything? Feel free to share it here.
posted by Kindermusik By Tandy @ Saturday, November 01, 2008
1 Comments:
At 8:27 PM,
Daria said…
I agree. Children need to be given examples of good decision-making by their parents and caregivers, but ultimately it's the decisions they eventually make on their own that really count. I think communication is key--if there's an open line between children and their parents, their decision-making abilities will be strengthened all the more.
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