Compelling Reasons to Allow Your Child to Make Mistakes Gracefully #3
In this series, we are highlighting the art of allowing our children to make mistakes gracefully. Please see Compelling Reason #1 to learn more.
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Compelling Reason #3
Unconditional Love.
Mistakes create a great opportunity to demonstrate your unfailing love for your child in the face of anything that happens. Sometimes we give our children the subtle message that we love them only when they behave the way we want them to.
Practice the art of loving your child unabashedly even and especially when they’ve “messed up.” Think about how good that would feel if it were you on the receiving end when you’ve made a mistake.
Choose one situation you often find irritating with your child and focus your attention on unconditional love for your child the next time it arises. What can you transform in your parenting with unconditional love?