Comments on: A Hovering Parent’s Successful Landing http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/02/a-hovering-parents-successful-landing/ elevating child care Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:32:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: janet http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/02/a-hovering-parents-successful-landing/comment-page-1/#comment-5314 janet Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:19:24 +0000 http://www.janetlansbury.com/?p=829#comment-5314 Rachelle, thank you! Great to hear about your toddler's self-confidence. My 3 children are very different, but they all share that self-confidence and are independent learners. If you begin your relationship with trust for your child's abilities and respect for her struggles, you will definitely be able to continue giving her those gifts. In fact, your child will probably demand them. Our eldest (a H.S. senior) wouldn't let us anywhere near her college applications...she insisted on doing everything herself! Rachelle, thank you! Great to hear about your toddler’s self-confidence. My 3 children are very different, but they all share that self-confidence and are independent learners.

If you begin your relationship with trust for your child’s abilities and respect for her struggles, you will definitely be able to continue giving her those gifts. In fact, your child will probably demand them. Our eldest (a H.S. senior) wouldn’t let us anywhere near her college applications…she insisted on doing everything herself!

]]> By: Rachelle http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/02/a-hovering-parents-successful-landing/comment-page-1/#comment-5310 Rachelle Sat, 12 Feb 2011 08:36:00 +0000 http://www.janetlansbury.com/?p=829#comment-5310 Beautifully said, Janet! I think about this all the time, and I'm enjoying the enormous amount of confidence my 2.5 year old displays. Hopefully we can continue to support this. And the Piaget quote is the perfect summary. Beautifully said, Janet! I think about this all the time, and I’m enjoying the enormous amount of confidence my 2.5 year old displays. Hopefully we can continue to support this. And the Piaget quote is the perfect summary.

]]> By: janet http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/02/a-hovering-parents-successful-landing/comment-page-1/#comment-2681 janet Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:26:10 +0000 http://www.janetlansbury.com/?p=829#comment-2681 Hi Barbara, Thanks for your great comment and I'm going to check out your page on safety for teens...I'm excited to hear your thoughts! Hi Barbara,

Thanks for your great comment and I’m going to check out your page on safety for teens…I’m excited to hear your thoughts!

]]> By: Barbara http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/02/a-hovering-parents-successful-landing/comment-page-1/#comment-2666 Barbara Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:41:33 +0000 http://www.janetlansbury.com/?p=829#comment-2666 Excellent example of allowing a child to complete a task. "Every time a child has an opportunity to own “I did it,” self-confidence grows. And a child’s capabilities build upon each other. The more he is trusted to accomplish for himself, the more emboldened he is to take on another challenge." Agreeing with you (again!), Janet. Some of wear the 'helicopter Mom' moniker proudly! In emails between other parents and me re: our college age children. Heh. Us HMs think that the media portray teens as adults, too much. Giving a teen over to full responsibility too early is dangerous. (You knew this was coming - I have a page on safety for teens - middle column under "For All Parents". Excellent example of allowing a child to complete a task.

“Every time a child has an opportunity to own “I did it,” self-confidence grows. And a child’s capabilities build upon each other. The more he is trusted to accomplish for himself, the more emboldened he is to take on another challenge.”

Agreeing with you (again!), Janet. Some of wear the ‘helicopter Mom’ moniker proudly! In emails between other parents and me re: our college age children. Heh. Us HMs think that the media portray teens as adults, too much. Giving a teen over to full responsibility too early is dangerous. (You knew this was coming – I have a page on safety for teens – middle column under “For All Parents”.

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