What is the greatest challenge of today's children?
It has been proven that self-discipline is the key for success in life. BUT, what is the greatest challenge of today's children? SELF DISCIPLINE! In other words, our children enter the real world lacking the fundamental skill for future success
I find it interesting that many parents associate 'discipline' and 'limits' with something negative and allow children to do whatever they want, whenever they want, the way they want it.
Are children born with the knowledge of what it means to behave well? No. They are not. In order for children to behave WELL, they need to be taught to behave WELL.
If we want our children to be responsible for tidying up their toys, as parents, we need to take responsibility for teaching them to do so. If we want our children to behave well in a restaurant, we need to take the responsibility for teaching them to do so.
Love and limits go hand in hand in parenting. There are endless ways to set limits and discipline children in positive ways!