What We Want Our Children to Have: The 5 C's of Parenting

Being a parent has to be one of the most difficult jobs I have ever had to do. It also is the most rewarding job I have ever had.  As a mother, I naturally want the best for my children. I want them to succeed in everything they do. I want to protect them from the pain of the world, the hurt they will have to go through, and give them everything I have.  I find myself wanting to be this overbearing protective “Mama Bear”. Yet I know, if I don’t let them fall now and then, or allow them to fail at certain things, I will not be giving them the life lessons they will need as adults.

So what do our kids need? What to they desire? I call them the 5 C's of parenting. To read the full article please click on the below link:

http://www.justbreastfeeding.com/parenting/children-5-cs-parenting/

Danielle Gauss, IBCLC, ICCE

Breastfeeding and Birth Adviser