I love the idea of “letting them plan something” - my boys are finally to that age where this kind of agency would be really cool to nurture. Thanks for the ideas!
Yes it absolutely gives them a sense of ownership and responsibility! My oldest is a girl, then 3 boys, so it’ll be interesting to see how they do things differently than their sister who thrives on hospitality!
Yahh my dad had me and my sister do a lot of things that parents would never let their kids do as far as responsibility at a young age but I can literally say I'm a super responsible and knowledgeable adult on a lot of things adults struggle with.
We always go back and laugh about how my dad made us do stuff like that but when I was out on my own during and after college I was prepared. Of course, I made my young and naive mistakes lol
But that's great that you were put in those situations while you were still being trained and taught by your dad to provide guidance rather than having to learn later on by yourself.
Bravo! The primary responsibility of parenthood is to prepare your children to run their own lives, we hope in an empathetic way. The three qualities they need to be successful is the ability to delay gratification, the ability to do something they do not want to do and to match their skills sets to a job. All of your 10 goals help achieve that as well as the ability to problem solve. Today we are in a mental health crisis and young adults are not taking care of themselves. Thirty percent of 35 year olds still live at home and half of 35y/o receive over $1,000/month from home. That isn’t being successful.
I love this! We have been talking a lot about being capable and being resilient. We have had lots of twists and turns in our life and want our kids to thrive not struggle when things don’t go their way. I love your list!
So agree with you on all of these, Mollie! Great post, sharing! 🙌
Thanks Brooke! I’m reminded every day of opportunities for pushing our kids in healthy, age-appropriate ways so it’s been on my mind a lot!
I love the idea of “letting them plan something” - my boys are finally to that age where this kind of agency would be really cool to nurture. Thanks for the ideas!
Yes it absolutely gives them a sense of ownership and responsibility! My oldest is a girl, then 3 boys, so it’ll be interesting to see how they do things differently than their sister who thrives on hospitality!
This is exactly how I was raised! We are for sure bringing these values into our home also.
Especially independence; there are many adults now who don’t know simple things.
I remember I was in elementary and my dad would make me call and make my own Dr. Appointments.
Wow that’s impressive! Talking confidently with adults is definitely a skill we’re working more with our kids. Glad this resonated with you!
Yahh my dad had me and my sister do a lot of things that parents would never let their kids do as far as responsibility at a young age but I can literally say I'm a super responsible and knowledgeable adult on a lot of things adults struggle with.
We always go back and laugh about how my dad made us do stuff like that but when I was out on my own during and after college I was prepared. Of course, I made my young and naive mistakes lol
But that's great that you were put in those situations while you were still being trained and taught by your dad to provide guidance rather than having to learn later on by yourself.
Great read! I feel like I am reading my own thoughts! I love it 🩷
Thanks! Glad you feel similarly 😊
This is everything that I’m working with my son on! Thank you for sharing!
That’s awesome! 🙌 it’s a slow but steady journey.
Bravo! The primary responsibility of parenthood is to prepare your children to run their own lives, we hope in an empathetic way. The three qualities they need to be successful is the ability to delay gratification, the ability to do something they do not want to do and to match their skills sets to a job. All of your 10 goals help achieve that as well as the ability to problem solve. Today we are in a mental health crisis and young adults are not taking care of themselves. Thirty percent of 35 year olds still live at home and half of 35y/o receive over $1,000/month from home. That isn’t being successful.
I love this! We have been talking a lot about being capable and being resilient. We have had lots of twists and turns in our life and want our kids to thrive not struggle when things don’t go their way. I love your list!