One Million BETTER Moms

One Million BETTER Moms
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Friday, October 11, 2013

Parenting Tip #11

Expect, and Project Congruence in Action

What does that mean?  It means expect the best from both ourselves, and our child.  We all rise to the expectations placed upon us, and nobody has more influence upon us than ourselves.

If we expect our child to be honest, we must be honest.  We must model excellence.  We must model perseverance.  We must push on when things are hard, and we must laugh when we're having fun.

As the photo we've put in suggests, we must be someone we would want to be around.  We must be someone we would want our child to emulate.

We must be worthy of having children.  Of being a parent.

While this chapter is primarily about character and ethics, it would also extend to our physical bodies.  We must be an ideal.  Something to strive towards and also someone who our children would go to for the road map to success.

The more areas in which we excel, the more we can be there for our children when they have questions as to which way to go.

We must be Superman/woman.

We must be awesome.