25 Oct Parenting: Learning to be honest about the messy reality of life.

I have thought a lot recently about how to enable my kids to move from the 'infant' part of their childhood into their teenage years. How to begin to prepare them for greater independence. How to teach them to think and act for themselves and make good choices that reflect their values. I have thought a lot about where those values could come from and how it might be possible to instil values that will serve them well, that will give them a happy and peace-filled life. I think this may be impossible. I cannot guarantee they will immediately pick up healthy values, I...