CMP Review 2023-08-08

August 8, 2023

Raising an only child has many rewards and special challenges. Parents have specific concerns like will my child be spoiled? will she be bored? will he always be tied to my apron-strings?

Just like the parents of multiple children, as a parent of an “only,” I want my child to be kind, to have fun, to be independent, to be personable, to have a well-formed character, to be able to interact with the world and the people around her, to be aware of the breadth of what she is able to accomplish with her body, to be creative, to engage in life-giving hobbies, to know that she is loved and to love others.

For much encouragement (and a few words of warning) for parents of only children from one such mother in 1957, take a listen or a read to this article by Sheila Fawcett. Oh and by the way, most of her principles apply to parents of many children too! Find it here.

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