Raising Children

If I Had My Child to Raise Over Again

If I had my child to raise all over again...
I'd build self-esteem first, and the house later
I'd fingerpaint more, and point the finger less
I would do less correcting and more connecting.
I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
I would care to know less and know to care more.
I'd take more hikes and fly more kites.
I'd stop playing serious, and seriously play
I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
I'd do more hugging and less tugging.
I'd see the oak tree in the acorn more often.
I would be firm lss often and affirm more often.
I'd model less about the love of power and more about the power of love.

By:
Diane Loomans