Parenting With the End in Mind…

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Parenting With the End in Mind…

19 October 2008 104 views 3 Comments

It might sound crazy to start thinking about risky teen behaviors when your oldest is only 4 or you’re a mom of a cherubic 15 month old. We have a lot of work to do if we want to keep our kids safe and connected to us through the next decade or more years.

Part of that hard work can be spread out if we understand that we play a big role in our preschooler’s lives. But that only works if you are present and willing to stand up to a fairly aggressive immoral and corrupt culture. The media does not have our children’s best interest in mind. They are producing programming that is luring our kindergartners into watching shows about dating, love triangles, and how to look sexy.

What can we do NOW so we aren’t sorry later. Read one of my favorite authors, Michele Borba, and what she has to say in this interesting article.

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Gayatri said:

This is a big one. We have a nineteen year old who’s had some troubled teen-age years. Last year, our 3 year old and 6 month old witnessed the trouble first-hand while their big brother came to live with us. As we braved issue after issue — plagiarism, drug use, acting out at school, questionable dealings of all kinds, my partner and I looked deep within at what we could do — figure out how to lay the strong foundation of morals, virtues and family culture (all the stuff Raelee talks about) for the younger ones. Start at birth.

# 20 October 2008 at 9:40 pm

Ari Koinuma said:

Yes, we believe in shaping the kids’ habits and behaviors early on as well. It makes for a very demanding and rigorous involvement — hopefully it will pay off down the road. Our kids are almost 5 and 2.

ari

# 24 October 2008 at 2:41 pm

Susan/Together We Flourish said:

You are absolutely right about the fact that the media does not have our childrens best interest at heart. Sensoring what they see and hear is important, but also recognizing that they are going to see and hear things that they shouldn’t and having conversations about those things is vital. Stay present and engaged when they are young will lead to them staying present and engaged with you when they get older.

# 28 October 2008 at 5:39 pm