Raising children is definitely not an easy task. I am not a parent yet but that doesn't mean I was not a child. Parents have to go through so much after they make that decision to have children. I remember being little and how it seemed like my parents didn't want me to have fun. They just wanted to make my life miserable with all the rules they were coming up with. Now I can see they had my best interest in mind. However, one thing that would have been better is if my parents were active parents. They were more of the autocratic/authoritarian parents. They had high expectations but didn't give me much of a say in anything.
Parents, if you want your children to have high self-esteem and be assets to society instead of hindrances, you must be careful with the approach you take raising them. Parents should be active/authoritative--I wish my parents were. Be involved in the lives of the children. Have rules and expectations but make sure they have a say in those decisions. They need to learn to cope with life and make decisions. Don't deprive them of such a great lesson. "My way or the highway" is not the way you should be with your children. Children with active/authoritative parents will fair better in life and will be able to pass such wonderful parenting styles to later generations.
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