051: How To Raise Children With The Future In Mind

It is not easy to parent a child, especially in unpredictable times. Have you tried planning anything in 2020? Has 2021 turned out as you expected? With so many changes in how we live today and not knowing what we need to prepare our children for, it can be anxiety provoking.   One of the ways we deal with that anxiety is by clinging onto what we think we can control -- our children.   We try to decide ahead of time what specific skills they need to build and what private lessons they need to sign up for. But what really happens when we try to control our children from the place of our own fear is that we become rigid and narrow minded.   What we think our children will need in order to be successful, may be far from what they will actually need when they grow up.   In this episode I am inviting you to join me in exploring how we can parent with a future-oriented perspective and why it is so important to stay flexible and receptive.     Want more ideas? Sign up here for the Emotionally Intelligent Parenting training.   Host: Julia Pappas, Psychologist & Parent Coach With questions and comments, please reach out on Instagram @theparentingpresence. Additional info is available at theparentingpresence.com