Hoppy
04-16-2008, 08:19 AM
From www.screamfree.com
Quote of the Day: "A little less worry over the child and a bit more concern about the world we make for the child to live in."
— Adolph Meyer psychiatrist (1855-1950)
http://www.screamfree.com/resources/partners/template/images/hal_runkel.jpg Hal's Take: A child’s world begins in his home and stretches forward beyond the horizon. Whatever we do to shape that world will, in turn, shape our child. Shaping the world is a daunting task, though. It is much easier to turn our attention to something close at hand and attempt to control that. Spending so much time fretting over the minute details of our children’s lives is a bit like carefully tending a beautiful rose and then plopping it down in toxic waste. No matter how carefully you’ve fed and pruned the flower, it will not thrive. It cannot thrive. Instead, trust that your child has it within them to be strong and spend some of your time and energy amending the soil of your home so that he can really flourish.
Hal Runkel, LMFT, author of ScreamFree Parenting:
Raising Your Kids by Keeping Your Cool.
Quote of the Day: "A little less worry over the child and a bit more concern about the world we make for the child to live in."
— Adolph Meyer psychiatrist (1855-1950)
http://www.screamfree.com/resources/partners/template/images/hal_runkel.jpg Hal's Take: A child’s world begins in his home and stretches forward beyond the horizon. Whatever we do to shape that world will, in turn, shape our child. Shaping the world is a daunting task, though. It is much easier to turn our attention to something close at hand and attempt to control that. Spending so much time fretting over the minute details of our children’s lives is a bit like carefully tending a beautiful rose and then plopping it down in toxic waste. No matter how carefully you’ve fed and pruned the flower, it will not thrive. It cannot thrive. Instead, trust that your child has it within them to be strong and spend some of your time and energy amending the soil of your home so that he can really flourish.
Hal Runkel, LMFT, author of ScreamFree Parenting:
Raising Your Kids by Keeping Your Cool.