“It is not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.”. Ann Landers
I just read this quote and I agree completely. What do you think? Agree or disagree?
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Agree! Great quote.
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@Beyond2: Is this the same idea as that quote, "Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach a person to fish and you feed them for a lifetime"?
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@mrbee: I didn't think of that but yes, I'd say it's pretty much the same thing!
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Yes! Totally agree. I always push DS to do things for himself. It's a great philosophy. I want him to always know how capable he is.
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@Beyond2: That's definitely a saying I firmly believe in!
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Yes, I completely agree with that. I do think some of the "what I do" also makes a difference of course, but my goal is to raise an independent, self-reliant, ambitious daughter with healthy self esteem and self worth!
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Absolutely agree!
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Does it have to be one or the other? I think in general I disagree with any one saying that is supposed to sum up anything as big as parenting or success.
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I, too, agree. It's refreshing when I come across parents who are raising kids with the goal of having productive, self-sufficient, and confident adults. I hope we get there with our LO(s).
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@Mae: true!
I get the sentiment though.
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@indi: this.
Some parents make me wanna go, "you know you're raising these children into ADULTHOOD right? They aren't going to be kids forever" when I see the way they do things with older kids and even teens. -
I agree with the quote, but also believe that what you do (or don't do) for them is part of what makes them self-sufficient adults!
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I agree!
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I absolutely agree!
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I teach my son by example, so what I "do" is teaching him.
I know this kind of quote is more along the lines of teaching my son to make his bed rather than doing it for him, but still, it doesn't have to be one or the other in my book.
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