Are You Raising A Puppy Or A Lion ?
L et Me Ask Every Parent A Question that may be uncomfortable, but is deeply important: Are you raising your child to live like a Puppy or like a Lion? The question is not really about animals. It is about the kind of human being we are preparing our children to become. Are we raising children who will always need someone to protect them, guide them, provide for them and solve their problems—or are we raising children who will eventually have the courage, wisdom and strength to stand on their own feet? A puppy grows up depending heavily on its owner. Someone feeds it, takes it for a walk, protects it and makes sure that its needs are met. It does not have to think much about survival because someone else is constantly taking care of it. There is nothing wrong with caring for a puppy; that is simply its nature. But a child is different. A child must eventually step into a world where parents cannot always be present, cannot always protect them and cannot always solve every problem for ...