tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334039826410778548.post581221138725163842..comments2024-01-27T03:19:08.879-05:00Comments on Hammock Tracks Home School: Feedback Friday - Teenage RebellionSavannah McQueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01278922830885735193noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334039826410778548.post-57928089233562500572011-09-03T00:18:47.861-04:002011-09-03T00:18:47.861-04:00Great! I look forward to reading that post Betty ...Great! I look forward to reading that post Betty Marie.Savannah McQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01278922830885735193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334039826410778548.post-16535652505651170132011-09-02T10:34:49.324-04:002011-09-02T10:34:49.324-04:00Savannah, I am loving a book that I will be bloggi...Savannah, I am loving a book that I will be blogging about... and it says something similar in a different way. I am learning to look at each child as a person who needs support, encouragement... to be believed in. To extend grace and coach them through instead of being punitive... I like the quote above!!Betty Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15680950177500022482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334039826410778548.post-21186855288228471102011-08-27T17:21:29.886-04:002011-08-27T17:21:29.886-04:00Theresa, Thanks for your comments. This is close ...Theresa, Thanks for your comments. This is close to my heart, too. My oldest children are 21 and 17 and I can see where I could have handled things differently. I also have two younger children ages 10 and 6 years old. So I get a 2nd chance! :) I really appreciate you taking the time to write. -SavannahSavannah McQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01278922830885735193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334039826410778548.post-21360143056216519522011-08-27T16:21:17.282-04:002011-08-27T16:21:17.282-04:00Savannah,
Thank you for sharing your thoughts abo...Savannah,<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your thoughts about teenage individuation. I see Melvin Konner's point and I resonate with it, wishing I had seen and embraced this quote 20 years earlier. I am a mother blessed with two children who, at age 1 or 2, felt like they were 30-year-olds trapped in little bodies. Had I grasped the wisdom of this quote back then, I would have taken a totally different approach to parenting.<br /><br />A therapist-friend told me that the child who rebels is healthier than the one who doesn't. I see the difference between myself and two of my sisters. As grown adult women, they still look to our mother for approval.<br /><br />However, I must balance what I said with a little dose of community participation in child-rearing. We can't mold our children without regard for their individuality, but a parent's job is to guide and shape children.<br /><br />This topic is close to my heart because of my parenting experience. I have written a book to show parents to let go of adult children and get on with life.<br /><br />I hopped from Blogfrog to visit. :)<br /><br />Coach TheresaTheresa Ip Froehlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04812230535962003687noreply@blogger.com