A friend of mine recently posted a link on her facebook page to a very interesting article about the differences in parenting across various cultures (Read it here). I thought it would fit perfectly in The Daddy Craft.
I'll let you read the article to get all the details. I'll put in my two cents here:
As a father I have great expectations for my daughters. I expect them to behave while in public (and all the time for that matter), take care of their toys, appreciate their clothes, respect their parents (and their elders) and a whole slew of other things on top of these. I would not be doing my job as a parent if I didn't do these things.
Unfortunately, not all parents take their responsibility as seriously I do. Some of them simply don't care. While others never had a good parental example to model. Still, others try very hard, but for any number of reasons, it's just not working well. Everyone has their reasons.
I'm not going to get all preachy on you here - but I do want to ask that before, during and after you've finished the article, to please reflect upon your own style of parenting. I want you to ask yourself if you are parenting the way you really want to be parenting. Are you doing your children a disservice or an injustice or are you truly doing right by them? Are you preparing them for the "real world"? Are you teaching them the skills they will need to be self-sufficient, self-reliant and self-confident?
I hope you enjoy this article and give it some good thought. I know I did.
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