#3 Let's raise well children rather than 'good' kids

This conversation speaks to the desire to raise a 'well' child rather than a 'good' child and we investigate whether we were raised to be 'well' or 'good'.  Do we want our children to be good for us out of parental convenience, or good for themselves? Are we dictating the standards for our children, or are we allowing our children to create their own personal markers of success and well-being? Does it benefit our children in the long run to quietly follow the rules as they are, or to critically examine the way we live our lives so that our children can grow up empowered in who they are and who they might desire to become? As adults, how can we become comfortable with children testing the boundaries that we learned to accept at one point? Can we look back to our childhood and begin to consider what we were like, and why we are the way we are now?  How can we raise secure children who believe in themselves throughout their development?  As parents, caregivers, and teachers - are we secure with ourselves in our lives now? Plus, Bea, a 20-year old member of our community from Richmond, VA shares a letter to her younger self Website: www.motheringmyself.com Instagram: @motheringmyselfpodcast