Higher Education for our children

Higher Education for our children

If higher education is what is important for you as a parent, then please watch this video.

There are many things we will try to accomplish for our children.  And we will go to great lengths to try and do anything we can for them. One of the things we tend to think is extremely important is schooling.  Many children will do well in school and will the option for scholarships. Many will not. What do you do if you want your child to have a better, higher education but they didn’t get a scholarship and you can’t afford their school? Or do you think you should sacrifice everything in order for them to get that education?

What do we do:

  • if your child doesn’t want a higher education?
  • Or is just not able to do the work in order to obtain that education?

At what point do we sit back and let them make these choices or do we force our way on them. We are the parent and therefore we know what is best for them, correct?

What are your thoughts on all of this?

Do you have a way to make your child study that we have not thought of?

Please comment and let us know your thoughts.

Don’t ever judge someone’s education level by appearances because many high achievers don’t even have a grade 12 education. Nor judge a parent because their child doesn’t get to college or university.  On the other hand, do not judge parents who have children that are very smart and or are willing to do the hard work to get into a higher education institution.  Neither parent deserves your judgment.  We are all just doing the best we can with what we have and with what our children are capable of.

If you think that to teach your child to be authentic, trustworthy, confident and logical are important click here

To learn about goal setting with your children click here

Are you a Mean Parent?

Are you a Mean Parent?

Do your children call you a mean parent?

I was called all kinds of names?

How about you?

Please watch and hear what will happen at the end if you stick to doing what you know is right.

Parenting is tough.

Parenting is tough.

 Are you discovering that parenting is Tough?

Or is the judgment from others about HOW you parent is harder than you thought?

You’re not alone, watch and share with other parents so we can all stop judging others and make the job of parenting easier and more effective.

I struggled for years wondering if anyone else ever found parenting difficult.  I remember thinking about how much of a failure I must be. I didn’t see other parents struggling like I was. We didn’t have social media back then so there was no evidence that anyone else was having difficulty.  I felt so alone.

I have had parents ask me if I drug my kids to get them to go to bed. If I starved them because they were all thin. If we were poor because none of them were in any sports and they tended to wear different colour socks most of the time.

I was back then, and always will be a transparent person. I tell it like it is. When I struggle, if you are anywhere around me you will know I am struggling. If I screw up, you will know it. If I am having trouble figuring something out, you will hear me ask for advice.  This all allowed other parents to see into my life, but they carefully hid behind their four walls not letting anyone see what struggles they were having.

Parent With Purpose was started to help all parents be able to get help when they are struggling. To help others when they have good advice. To be a community of parents that understand that just being a parent, although the best job in the world, is the hardest.

Click here to watch a video on one of the toughest things to accomplish in my opinion in parenting called “How to shape the Will, without Destroying the spirit”

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What Religion Should You Teach?

What Religion Should You Teach?

Do you have a right to teach religion in your home?

What about the child, do they have a right to not believe what you are teaching?

Learn one parent’s point of view on teaching religion to our children.

Learning the ‘Love Cycle’, will help you parent better.

Learning how you can improve as a parent, (parenting quiz) can also help you be a better parent.

Lastly, now you are not a bad parent, even if you make mistakes.  You are learning, growing and become better each day. Your child will learn from you, even the things you do we wrong, and they will become better for it as well especially if you own when you are wrong.

Acceptable Public Behaviour ?

Acceptable Public Behaviour ?

Is there a behaviour code for children?
Or should we allow them to just ‘be kids’, and do what they want when they want?
Watch the video and see if you agree or disagree with what I have to say.

If you disagree with the video please feel free to come to the “Listen, Lynda” page and leave your comments.
Your comments from there might be aired on both this website and or social media.

Do you struggle with a child who is ‘Stubborn, or is it Determination?” 

Teaching Independence

Teaching Independence

When or how do we teach independence?

Do you think you should be expected to pay for your children’s bills or buy them everything they need and want?
When does buying create an entitled child or a child that doesn’t feel they need to work for anything.
How do we balance it all? We want to make it easy for our child, easier than we had it but is the best way to help your child be a productive adult?

Take the poll in the video (click it in the right-hand corner) and give us your answer.

Can videos or games hurt our children?  Watch this and you decide

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