#parenting-styles

#parenting-styles

Snowplow parenting, experts say, is usually born out of love and care, but can lead to issues for the child later in life. What Is a Snowplow Parent? A parent who regularly removes obstacles from their child's figurative path is often referred to as a snowplow parent. Just as a snowplow smoothes the path for those behind it, a snowplow parent steps in to smooth things over before their child has an opportunity to encounter a challenge.

Marriage is beautiful, but parenting is one of its greatest assignments. Unfortunately, many adults today are damaged not by demons or destiny, but by the parenting style they were exposed to. As a marriage counselor, I've seen husbands and wives still bleeding from childhood, raising their own kids with inherited pain.‎‎Dear parents, parenting is a ministry. We must be careful not to produce well-fed children with empty souls. Below are 10 parenting styles that may look normal today, yet they produce broken adults tomorrow.

"I grew up in middle-class suburbia in the Midwest. Everything that is mentioned in the stereotypical free-range childhood is literally all the things my siblings and I experienced growing up. Outside all day, playing with all the other kids in the neighborhood, looking for our friends' bikes on the lawn to find out which house everyone was at."

I'm really, really lucky to have her as a partner in this way. There aren't many people I speak to more than I speak to her, which is weird - you know what I mean? But it's great.