Your children are not your property!

YOUR CHILDREN ARE NOT YOUR PROPERTY – You don’t own them! 

Today’s post is not for everyone!

As parents we all want the best for our children. We want them to grow up to become confident and responsible adults. 

But most of us think we owe our children. NO YOU DON’T OWN YOUR CHILD! 

We get angry and disappointed when we ask them to do something and they say no.

We take things personally because we forget that our kids are individuals with their own thoughts and lives and that means they’re their own person.

 And they shouldn’t be obliged to do everything you asked them.

The quicker we realize this the better it will help us in your parenting journey. You are not supposed to control them. You are supposed to love them and guide them and be a good role model. 

Of course your child wants to please you and of course they want to do what you asked them to do. But sometimes because they are individuals who have their own minds they will refuse to be controlled sometimes. 

Some of us still use the same approach with your teens. We talk and treat them like they’re a child. And you’re wondering why you often have power struggles with your  teenagers.

And when our teens refuse to be controlled by us we will start wondering if something is wrong with them.

No, there’s nothing wrong with them, they’re just tired of being controlled by us! And that’s just the honest truth!

I went through this power struggle phase with my son when he  turned into a teenager.

I’m sure you may be thinking about how I can get my child to cooperate with me, without having to shout or yell at them.

Stay tuned: because next week I will be sharing more practical ways to do this. 

I hope this helps 

Happy parenting- 

WHEN WE KNOW BETTER AS PARENTS WE MUST DO BETTER