Saturday, August 22, 2009

Teaching trust, honesty and integrity

Lina has been lying about going to her yoga class. She registered June 20th and was supposed to go there every day which I thought she was doing. She would come home and say how difficult it was to do stretches and follow the teacher. Then last Monday I found out she was not going because Nathaniel saw her outside the house, the time she had to be in class. So I knew. Later she came to my school and commented on stretches she didn't do. Nathaniel and I had to talk to her about what she did. All her privileges( cell, computer, tv time, do what I want to do time) were removed. I have to watch her like a hawk. I kept MY TV time, which is an evolutionary step for me. Because in the past I woudn't watch TV if she was not allowed. How crazy was that?! I was punishing myself too. That was being nuts and over-responsible. In general I have this tendency of whiping up every one else's ass by either being too helpful or sorting out too much of other's crap. Bottom line I have to ask myself "am I enabling my child to cope with the world, to grow and learn to be responsible and taking care of herself, or am I turning her into powerless immature brainless leech?" The choice is easy.

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