There are many definitions of ‘successful’ parenting.
I love this one:
Do your grown-up kids still call home, still drop by, and still enjoy being around you?
Expert Reem Raouda studied 200 families.
She found 7 small things successful parents always did that made their kids want to stay close as adults.
Like…
– They made feelings safe.
– They admitted their own mistakes.
– They backed off the need to be “right.”
– They said sorry when they messed up.
In short, they got a few key things early.
Over years, these small habits became a really strong foundation.
I look at my kids and it’s hard to imagine them ever not needing me, they’re so little.
But the truth is, you don’t lose your kid when they’re 18.
You lose them much younger – when they stop telling you things, or when they feel judged or invisible.
By the time they’re 18, the damage is done.
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