Life coaches are motivators, strategists, and accountability partners. Congratulations, parents, you are life coaches! You guide your children, motivate their hearts, strategize how to reach goals, and keep them accountable. You are in a discipleship relationship with your children.
One of our goals in parenting is to see more and more self-discipline in our children. However, it is their job to put the SELF in front.
What are some of the basic rules we teach our young children? In Robert Fulghum’s, All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten, he describes some fundamental life lessons that can be applied to children, teens, adults, families, companies, and governments. Share everything.Play fair.Don’t hit people.Put things back where you found them.Clean up your own mess.Don’t take things that aren’t yours.Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody.Wash your…
Oh, the adventurous child! Pushing the limits . . . coloring outside the lines . . . challenging the rules . . . extreme tears . . . extreme laughter. The parental gasp is filled with fear, anger, shock, and gratitude all at the same time. And as much as we love them, we need to lead them with purpose and authority. With our leadership, we can release the parental…
