✨ You can’t do it for them… ✨ · Parent Support Network

✨ You can’t do it for them… ✨

As much as we want our kids to be successful, we can’t do it for them. Perseverance has to come from within. 💪

If I had told my son to write a song every week for a year, do you think that would’ve happened? 😅 Nope.

🎵 But the idea came from him. And he did it.

It was hard a lot of the time because his schedule is so hectic ⏰. And you know what that told me? It told me this is truly his passion. ❤️

When they lead and come up with their own goals, it goes so much better than us imposing what we think they should do on them.

📚 Last night we made his last high school schedule for next year (sniff, sniff 😭).

There was only mild wailing and gnashing of teeth… on both our parts 😬😂.

We finally came to a compromise about college classes. He agreed to take one class instead of another because of feedback he got from other students 🗣️. I had to let him lead on that one — because I didn’t have that information.

Because he made the decision, he’ll fare better 🌱.

He’s still doing the new program he loves next year, and while he hoped to go part-time, this program offers real work experience — almost like an internship 🏗️✨.

🔑 The theme through all of this? I’m letting him lead. As best I can.

Am I perfect? Nope. 🙋‍♀️

But I do my best to have open conversations, listen, and help him make good decisions 🤝💬.

💬 What’s an example of letting your child lead — and it turning out well?

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