I am a big believer in teaching kids to be independent, but I haven’t always been that way. I am, in fact, a recovering control freak.
When my kids were young, I didn’t want to give them too much responsibility because I could do all the jobs better than they could. Not only that, but they were messy creatures. While they were learning to do things for themselves, disorder and chaos was the name of the game. But their messes turned me into a crazy woman, which was not a positive experience for anybody involved.
I have come a long way since then. I have learned that parental control is the enemy of budding childhood independence. Not only that, but control is an illusion. It's not reality.
Today, I want to help you tame your inner control freak with five simple strategies. They just might change your life (and your kids' lives).
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