Parenting today is tough. We are in a society where our parenting is put into a category. Are you a helicopter parent? Are you a tiger mom? Are you more into attachment parenting? Or, do your children just run wild while you assume they will eventually make the right decisions? Sometimes we get mixed up in society’s view of what parenting should be. However, at the end of the day, we have the children we have. They don’t fit into some category because their wants and needs are unique.
While I don’t believe parenting styles are one-size fits all, I do believe the end results should be the same. I do not work to protect my children from society, I work to prepare them for it. I want my children to grow into successful adults who are kind, considerate and respectful. I want my children to be good people who work to benefit their community and the world. That doesn’t mean they have to be the best in academics, they don’t have to have a high-paying job. I want them to be happy and kind.
I want my children to be the ones who teachers love having, I want my children to be willing to sit with the kid who would otherwise sit alone in the lunch room.
I believe parenting is about discipline, communication and respect. I believe we all should get back to just parenting.
About me:
I have four children. Two adopted daughters and two young sons. My children range in age between 22-years-old and 4 months old.
I have a background in journalism and editing, and I decided to combine my passion for my children with my passion for writing with this blog. There is nothing more important than raising my children, but at the same time being a mom doesn’t mean giving up my other passions. Combining them is the best of both worlds.
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