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October 30, 2004
Learning to make choices on our own
I try and encourage my daughter to learn and think for herself. That doesn't mean there isn't a few rules, but for the most part, I try and allow her to make a lot of choices on her own.
She likes to sleep in front of the TV.
I certainly can't allow this through the school week, as it implies "staying up as late as you want" but on the weekends, when she wants to do it, I let her.
For any of you that are parents, you probably know that this means she will be asleep on the couch faster then if she waited to go to bed at bedtime. She likes to have this "freedom of choice" though. Here is what she made me a a piece of paper this morning.
Things have sure changed since I was a kid. A lot of folks don't agree with this method of parenting, but I don't see the harm. If they are happy, healthy, and know that they are loved, what is the problem?
Posted by Steve MacLellan at October 30, 2004 09:30 AM
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