I know all parents say this, but really she is growing up too quickly all of sudden. I have this overwhelming urge to slow- it- down.
Firstly I think because I have so much yet to learn about helping her grow into a strong, confident compassionate woman. I feel as if I am only now learning these things!
But also because I so love the moments when she still says “Mommy I need a hug” and crawls into my lap. Or, “Mom, you won’t believe what happened.” or, “What would you do if…?”
She’s growing up faster than I’m ready for because the manual on good parenting hasn’t been written, that I’ve found, and I’ve read a lot of them. And the mistakes are piling up. And my fear that I’ll mess it all up seems like an insurmountable mountain.
How does a parent develop a strong sense of authority in a child’s life, without being dogmatic, domineering, scary and just plain s***head. Cause that’s what I grew up with and I’m so afraid of doing that that I fear I am a milk toast. The level of fear I grew up with makes me cringe when a parent raises their voice, and makes me weak and fearful of my own.
Tell me how you develop the sense of authority in your children’s lives while keeping the sense personal strength, self-knowledge, self-reliance, independence and autonomy that everyone needs, especially young girls.
Please.
Logic & Imagination 