Parents Not Parenting???

Week 11 True Parenting

So what is Parenting? Why do we have it?

The role of parenting is to protect and prepare our children to survive and thrive in the world around them.

Children are master imitators, the majority of what they learn, the foundations of their lives, come from their parents.

I find it disturbing to live in a world where there are parents that want their children to "choose for themselves" and so they don't educate their children about drugs, or sex, or anything. Some parents have even gone to such extremes as not wanting to label their son or daughter as "him" or "her".

Such lack of foundation from parents is abusive to the child.

The whole point of parenting is to help provide a foundation for children to build upon. I find it quite ironic that some people want their children to "choose for themselves" -- without providing them the necessary education to make a choice. If a child isn't raised by their parents, they will be raised by someone or something else. Either way they will be learning, but when that lacks structure chaos and so many avoidable hazards can follow.

Of course there are many challenges to be being a parent, its a selfless service. But when you do your best, always considering the needs of the child and how to improve the family life, you will find joy.