Don’t get me wrong. Having high expectations for your children is good. I just want to provide you with a warning. Expectations that are too high could be trouble. Parents who have expectations that are too high tend to do things that are harmful to a child’s long term development. One of those things is […]
Nobody likes to be controlled. However, as a parent a big part of your job is to manage your level of control over your children. The thing is, most parents don’t like controlling their kids as much as their kids don’t like their parents controlling them. Nevertheless, it’s the parent’s job to carry the big […]
I often have to remind people that most parents don’t have high expectations for their kids. If they did, then those expectations would be average and not high. With that said, I believe high expectations are defined by expecting your child to achieve one or more of the following: Valedictorian of their graduating class A […]