Surprising Read in the Wenatchee World

It's funny. Being strict parents, we get all sorts of reactions. But they basically either fall on one side or the other, not so much in the "you do what you want" category. We are either "way too strict, no-fun parents" or "your kids are so well-behaved and nice." Sometimes it's just "you are so lucky," which is about the biggest bunch of baloney... I know we're strict, and while my kids aren't perfect, I do appreciate that the child rearing advice we have been SO blessed with (called No Greater Joy! along with parental examples, etc.) greatly helps us in our quest to raise God-fearing and honoring individuals-- because this is our goal. Enough of this "entitlement" and "self-esteem" stuff- it's not about us anyway. It's about Him, and what we can do to serve Him!

Anyway, off my soapbox. What I was meaning to put here was that today I read an article in the Wenatchee World that surprised me. Surprising mainly because I don't believe our society's perspective has moved in the direction of this article, so to see it in a media source that isn't a fundamental Christian publication was encouraging! (Granted, it didn't say anything about God, but it still swung the pendulum away from the SELF/MEMEME factor in raising children.) It's possible I just really appreciated how the author did not sugar coat everything. He was blunt and to the point. And I like that, especially when discussing what works and what doesn't.

Time for 60's Parenting to Grow Up

enjoy :-)
** I'm not saying that all non-Christian publications have bad child-rearing advice. I just haven't found any I think are worth the time I spent reading them, so this was different from the norm in that way. :-) (Ha- I wonder how many hackles I've raised with this one! hee hee)

** edited to add: I am also not saying I have all the answers-- I don't! But I am perceptive enough to know that there are some people out there with whom it just stinks to work with. You know, those who think they are entitled to this and that, and shouldn't have to drudge through life with us normal people; after all they are something special... :-) You can sense my sarcasism, I hope, but for the most part I'm not kidding. I work with some of them, and have no pity for those who think that consequences for actions should not apply to them... or that they should not have to start at the bottom of the ladder and WORK their way up. I hope you get my point.