Parenting with Perspective

 

Parenting with perspective means you have a long-term view in mind. It is working to prepare your child from childhood to adolescence to adulthood.  Here are some principles that produce positive outcomes:

Principles & Outcomes

 

Principle: Conviction is a moral system that can determine right from wrong.

Outcome: Integrity is being honest and trustworthy.

 

Principle: Availability means you are there for your child.

Outcome: Accessibility is the closeness that we feel with our parents while we are growing up.

 

Principle: Forgiveness is when parents forgive each other, their children and others.

Outcome: Clarity means making meaning out of chaos.

 

Principle: Self-Control is when children see restraint in their parents.

Outcome: Balance is dealing with both negative and positive emotions in constructive ways.

 

Principle: Value for each person with the absence of prejudice.

Outcome: The ability to form connections and make relationships enjoyable and meaningful.

 

Principle: Courage is the ability to face pivotal moments in life with boldness and fortitude.

Outcome: Overcoming fear as a result of learning to be courageous. 

 

Principle: Dependency on God is the ability to trust God in difficult situations.

Outcome: Knowing that God is sovereign and can make good out of bad.

 

Principle: Unconditional love that does not change even when we fail.

Outcome: Acceptance is God’s way of freeing us from our shame.

 

Principle: Patience is the ability to remain steady and wait for the results without panic.

Outcome: Contentment allows the child to develop the ability to delay self-gratification.

 

Principle: Authenticity means consistency and ownership of one’s mistakes.

Outcome: Modeling personifies for the child what it means to be a husband, wife, mother, or father.

 

Principle: The importance of human relationships matters more than material objects.

Outcome: Resolution is the hard work of resolving conflict with the people that matter.

 

Principle: The ability to apply enthusiasm to any worthwhile task gives a sense of purpose.

Outcome: Resiliency is the ability to overcome disappointment and learn new things.

 

Principle: Respect for authority helps the child to be teachable.

Outcome: The quality of humility which gives insight and common sense.

 

Principle: Responsibility is the best way to develop one’s autonomy.

Outcome: Autonomy: The independent development of the personality and accountability.

 

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