Words on Wednesday

“Although kids are born with great courage to take control of their own lives and make decisions, they have little experience on which to base their decisions, so they often make poor choices. But they can learn from those mistakes, provided parents don’t get too involved.”

“If we never let our kids struggle to get something they want or work through a problem for themselves, then when things get difficult later in life, they won’t suddenly turn tough and get going; instead, they’ll just quit.”

--Foster W. Cline.

Parenting with Love and Logic: Teaching Children Responsibility.