| Cervantes said, "Faint heart ne'er won
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| | frustrated, inadequately-parented,
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| fair lady." As a matter of fact, a faint
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| | passive child, can happen. Without
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| heart never won much of anything. But put
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| | committed parents, a strong-willed child
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| a little determination and will into that
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| | can run amok and create all kinds of
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| heart, and it can shoot the moon. What
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| | chaos. Raising these kids is bracing and
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| you hear, though, is that parents should
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| | a lot of fun, but it ain't easy. The
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| prefer the faint heart, that is, the
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| | parents need to be grownups. They need to
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| passive heart. It's promoted as the
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| | be parents who realize being a parent is
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| answer to their prayers. Authors make
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| | different from being a buddy. Parents who
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| fortunes with books bemoaning the problem
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| | accept the fact that raising kids means
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| of strong-willed children. They preach
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| | it's about the kids. Parents willing to
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| passive, all day, every day. Parents,
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| | do the right thing when it's not the easy
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| they decree, need to break their
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| | thing. Parents whose lives set an example
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| children's will-or at least their
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| | to follow. Parents who understand that
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| willfulness. Are these people kidding?
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| | strong-willed children usually don't "fit
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| Passive isn't wonderful. Passive is
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| | in" all that well because they are, in
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| lumpy, as in "sit there like a lump."
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| | fact, exceptional. All kids, but
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| Passive hardly makes a dent in the world,
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| | especially strong-willed children, need
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| let alone changes it. Passive sits by and
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| | to know they're loved "just because."
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| lets life happen, whether for good or
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| | It's not about performance, although
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| ill. Passive is easy to ignore, easy to
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| | self-control and good behavior are good.
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| take advantage of and easy to exclude. If
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| | It's not about being better than others,
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| watching your child be mistaken for the
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| | which is a calculation for losers. In
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| wallpaper sounds good, work on the
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| | fact, it's not about a lot of things.
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| passivity level. If you like the idea of
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| | It's about raising emotionally,
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| your children not speaking up when others
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| | physically and spiritually healthy
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| take advantage of them, by all means,
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| | children, confident that the strong will
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| push passivity. Passive kids spend junior
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| | so many people fear will give them the
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| high crammed in their lockers, if that
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| | gumption to face life with enthusiasm and
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| appeals to you. The absolute fact is, a
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| | courage. Keeping up with-or even harder,
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| strong-willed child is exactly what we
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| | staying ahead of-the strong-willed child
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| should want. Strong enough to fend off
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| | takes determination, creativity and
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| peer pressure. Strong enough to set good
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| | energy. And humor. Lots of humor. They'll
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| goals and work toward accomplishment.
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| | put you on your knees, in prayer or
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| Strong enough to put off current, brief
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| | exhaustion or both. Fortunately, the
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| pleasures for better, long-lasting
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| | prize is worth the effort. © Copyright
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| rewards. A strong will creates a
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| | 2007 by Bette Dowdell. All rights
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| determination that grabs life by the
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| | reserved.
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| throat and makes it happen. Channeled for
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| | Bette Dowdell, mother of strong-willed
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| good, it can make wonderful things
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| | children, now grown, worked with
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| happen. Unchanneled, the optimism and
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| | computers for years and also taught the
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| good cheer that come from being born with
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| | Bible, including teaching serious
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| the ability to make decisions can get
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| | theology to grade school children, not a
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| lost. You could end up with a bully or a
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| | job for sissies.
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| brat, which, while more likely with a
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