Have you ever over-watered a plant? I had a poor cactus that died from the inside out. It rotted away into nothing because I didn't know how to take care of it when I was very young. Many plants surprisingly don't always thrive with daily watering. In fact many just need a really good hose-down once a week. Surprisingly, many parents are often doing something similar to their children.
I would like to think most parents want the best for their kids. I would think if you are reading all this information, you certainly must. However, sometimes we can affect them the same way as over-watering plants affects the plants. We can think we are doing a good thing so maybe we do too much or don't give them enough room to learn. Then they can't flourish the way we would hope they would.
One example is doing too much for them. Without any chores or responsibilities they are stunted in their ability to handle responsibility and gain unrealistic expectations for the future. The idea of supermom isn't helping out moms or their children.
There is a reason we call it "spoiling" our children. We don't eat spoiled food, because it's not good anymore. We don't want to spoil our children in a way that it affects their future success in life.
I would like to think most parents want the best for their kids. I would think if you are reading all this information, you certainly must. However, sometimes we can affect them the same way as over-watering plants affects the plants. We can think we are doing a good thing so maybe we do too much or don't give them enough room to learn. Then they can't flourish the way we would hope they would.
One example is doing too much for them. Without any chores or responsibilities they are stunted in their ability to handle responsibility and gain unrealistic expectations for the future. The idea of supermom isn't helping out moms or their children.
There is a reason we call it "spoiling" our children. We don't eat spoiled food, because it's not good anymore. We don't want to spoil our children in a way that it affects their future success in life.