Defining moments

Life’s defining moments are not always presented in times of clarity but when the water is murky and the battles seem to be hard to win.  

As a parent, it came to me why there is not a single book out there that tells us exactly how to raise a child.  We are all different and so are they.  We need to acknowledge this and be the parent to each child in a way that might suit them best.  

I’m not saying with a heavy hand, with negative words but with patience, with kindness and with, above all the same way we all wanted to be heard as a child.  Leading by example is the biggest lesson for both young and old.  

So remember, when you are at a wit’s end and that child of yours is testing you, where was your head at that age?