Be bold! Four things that we should help our kids do.
I wholeheartedly agree with
Dr. Brodor's 4 keys to childhood growth.
I have been professing for years that we need to embolden our children's creative and bold side. Our children can be overprotected and controlled to stagnation.
What happened to the exploration of life to find your passion in this lifetime? Dr. Brodor has honed in on 4 key elements to childhood emotional growth.
1) Proudly celebrate your uniqueness. Seriously! This should be common sense, but for many to is not. Our children are explorers by nature until we close doors for them. Keep them open. The Mozarts, Durers, Jobs and Gates of the world are in there.
2) Take risks. My favorite. Nothing gained if nothing ventured. I proudly tell my children to order their own food from the ADULT menu. I tell them not to ask until they have tried to answer any question first. I tell them not to fear, but be brave and smart. I have taken many a risk in my life and survived to tell the tales. Take calculated risks. My wife and I try to emulate a calculated risk life. Fall, fail, get up and move on. Grow from mistakes.
3) Stand up to bullies. Always and everywhere. Great people never let themselves be pushed around. I ask my children to be honest, firm and caring. Bullies hate these principles. It knocks their legs out from under them.
4) Question rules that don't make sense. I find myself doing this weekly with the current medical system of hospital based medicine. I want my children to question our rules, but they must respect a truthful and forthright answer. The opposite would be disobedience that benefits no one. Their challenge is good for me to reassess our family rules.
