One cardinal principle in parenting – a dysregulated parent cannot regulate a child. By regulation, I mean the ability to be present, attentive, attuned and responsive to the needs of the child.
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Areas of Moral Clarity
Using Paul Farmer’s AMCs as our guide, our efforts can be converted into our achievements on behalf of all children.
Loathing – it works but it shouldn’t
We have to resist such an insidious negative influence. Let’s be willing to recognize what we do well and where we need to improve. Only then can we truly live out the American Dream.
Resentment – a close cousin of hate
“Resentment displaces hope and purpose the way carbon monoxide displaces air.”
Hate negates kindness
Let’s take the toxicity of hate out of the lives of our children and substitute it with multiple layers of kindness.
The crippling cost of inaction
Choosing to do nothing or ignore the problems at hand is an action that allows or permits the permanent erosion of fulfilling our responsibility to others.