The golden rule: “Never do for a child what he can do for himself" Aviva Schwab: "I have to admit that, during my granddaughter’s breakfast proclamation and subsequent lobbying, it was tremendously difficult to resist the pressure that she was putting on me to give in to her. It was even harder to resist the pressure that I was putting on myself because I was afraid that she might feel that I didn’t love her – and she might not love me back if I didn’t do her bidding. But my career as a parenting educator has given me the insight to realize that I can show more love – and receive more love in return – by gently saying “No,” and therefore helping this precious little girl become capable and useful. As psychiatrist Rudolf Dreikurs, author of the classic work, Children: The Challenge, said a half a century ago, “Never do for a child what he can do for himself
Posted on: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 22:01:25 +0000
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