5 Phases of Parenting – Phase 4

5 Phases of Parenting – Phase 4 In this five-part series, we discussed the 5 Phases of Parenting.  Quickly in the last three posts we have discussed, 1) I Don’t Know What I Don’t Know, 2) I Know At Least That I Need to Know, and 3) I Know What I Need...

5 Phases of Parenting – Phase 3

5 Phases of Parenting – Phase 3 In the first two phases, we discussed that phase one tells us I Don’t Know What I Don’t Know, and phase two tells us I Know At Least That I Need to Know.  Phase Three tells us, I Know What I Need to Know. Now...

5 PHASES OF PARENTING – PHASE 2

5 PHASES OF PARENTING – PHASE 2 In the last two posts, we have been discussing the 5 Phases of Parenting, and in the previous post, we discussed that you don’t know what you don’t understand initially.  I gave the example of starting a new job, and...

5 Phases of Parenting – Phase 1

Parenting Phase One In the last posting, I introduced the Five Phases of Parenting, where I briefly spoke about the phases we go through as a parent. In this article, I will discuss Phase One. Phase One says that we don’t even know enough to know what questions...

Parenting & Tenacity

Parenting & Tenacity There is no doubt that, at times, parenting takes tenacity.  Tenacity is a resolve to be successful with your kids, a firmness to hold on to those standards of behavior of which you will not depart.  It is persistence to continue pushing...