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Are You Forcing Your Kid Down a Certain Career Path?

Mark H — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 08:15:00 +0000

It’s an age-old cliche, one that’s been played out time and time again in popular movies and pop culture in general. This cliche is the idea that parents often run the risk of projecting their own dreams onto their children. This often comes in the form of forcing them to follow a certain career path. Here’s how to ensure that you don’t do it.

Influence, Don’t Force

Nothing good comes from something that is forced. There’s nothing wrong with influencing your child with certain beliefs that you have, or even giving over a passion that you truly love. But when you do that, make sure that you’re doing it in a healthy and organic way. You may think that you’re not forcing your kid to do anything, but that may not be the case if you don’t consider the following factor.

Understanding the Power You Have

You may not realize how much power you have over your child’s worldview. You don’t want to get to a point where your kid feels compelled to follow a certain career path because he or she is afraid of disappointing you. Be starkly aware of how your words and actions are coming across when you talk about whatever passion you have.

What to Ask Yourself

Is your child enjoying the experience? Are they getting inspired? But most importantly, do they actually want to pursue the path themselves? This may be hard to detect because again, they may be afraid to let loose an aura of defiance. It’s up to you to pay attention to them and to make one thing clear to your child: that you’ll love them no matter what they end up deciding to do.

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Your Kids Are Doing You a Favor By Waking You Up Early

Dan G — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 18:26:00 +0000

A common complaint you often hear parents lamenting about is how they get no sleep. This is highlighted by the fact that children tend to be incredibly early risers, often getting up as early as 5 AM—and making sure their parents are there to witness it. If this sounds like your life, we’re here to maintain that your children may actually be doing you a favor—and here’s why.

You’re More Productive In The Morning

We don’t love to generalize, and that applies here as well. Sure, there are those who swear by the idea that they’ll always be more productive at night. But logically we’re more tired in the nighttime after a long day, while the morning, by contrast, is a beacon of freshness, and full of possibilities. Many don’t realize how much more they could get done in the morning, simply because it’s not part of their routine.

Our Kids Are Like Personal Trainers

This leads us to our next point, which is that our children are basically like our built-in personal trainers. How many people say that they’d love to ideally get up earlier, but never actually do it? This is because getting up early is… well, it’s insanely hard. But when have no choice, you start to get used to it, and it becomes second nature, and then waking up early is actually pretty darn easy. You have your kids to thank for that, and you can be sure to tell them “you’re welcome” for all that extra work you’re getting done as a result.