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Quote of the Week
"It is not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings." - Ann Landers
7 Crippling Parenting Behaviors That Keep Children From Growing Into Leaders
Tim had this to share about the 7 damaging parenting behaviors that keep children from becoming leaders – of their own lives and of the world's enterprises: 1. We don't let our children experience risk We live in a world that warns us of danger at every turn. The "safety first" preoccupation enforces our fear of losing our kids, so we do everything we can to protect them. It’s our job after all, but we have insulated them from healthy risk-taking behavior and it's had an adverse effect. Psychologists in Europe have discovered that if a child doesn’t play outside and is never allowed to experience a skinned knee, they frequently have phobias as adults. Kids need to fall a few times to learn it's normal; teens likely need to break up with a boyfriend or girlfriend to appreciate the emotional maturity that lasting relationships require. If parents remove risk from children’s lives, we will likely experience high arrogance and low self-esteem in our growing leaders. [read more]
Reading Corner
 Title: Becoming the Parent You Want To Be
By: Laura Davis, Janis Keyser Stages: Any
I am an avid parenting book reader. I received this before my son was born as a gift from one of the authors daughters. I have never been SO grateful for the gift of a book. The authors are frank and honest and offer an incredible range of parenting experience "stories". Excellent advice with a multitude of different possible approaches. Like going out to a cup of coffee and coming home refreshed and ready to be the best parent you can be... Which is a good enough parent. -GoodReads Reviewer
Recommended by Cubs Editors
Be The Change
Watch this video called "I will be a hummingbird" I will be a hummingbird" together as a family and talk about how each of us can "do the best we can" in any situation.
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