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YOUR CHILDREN
(Excerpt from“On children”)
“Your children are not pour children
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing f
Thep come through pou but not from po
And though they are with pou, pet they belong not t
You map give them pour love but not pour thoughts
For thep bave their own thoughts.
map bouse their bodies but not their souls
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow
Which you cannot visit, not even in pour oe
You map strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like pou
For life goes not backward nor tarries with pesterday.””
by Kablil GibranEvery child has a unique personality
and so do you! Your relationship with your 7
child is unique. Do not compare it with others’. |
Treasure the unique relationship and enjoy it. |
Most of us do not have prior parenting
experience, we learn to be parents on the job!
So don’t be too harsh on yourself. Give yourself
time to understand, observe, reflect and learn.
Observe what triggers stress. Plan to eliminate
triggers — for example, will packing the
schoolbags the previous night and an easier
menu in the mornings reduce the morning rush?Everybody in the world will have an advice on
how you should raise your child. Learn to
identify trust worthy and useful sources.
You do not need to follow everybody's advice.
Trust your doctor on medical issues and not
what you read on the net!
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