In his book “Born to fly”, Thom Black discusses 7 commandments to help your child “fly”– to soar and be the best person he can be. Black starts out his book with this quote: “My business is not to remake myself, but to make the ABSOLUTE BEST of what God has made” -Robert Browning (emphasis [...]
So here is one good question: Are you more interested in having your child do what you think a “good kid” does rather than what she or he is good at doing? Exactly who is a good kid? Most parents would have answers: he or she does not say anything unless asked. One who finishes [...]
I am writing a series of posts on Thom Black’s excellent book on parenting called “Born to fly”. Commandment number 3 is this: FOCUS ON YOUR CHILD’S INTENSE MOVEMENTS. Black says that as parents, we must pay careful attention on our child’s strengths and abilities. Our children have at least 5 strongest abilities that would [...]