How to Make Sense of the Anxiety That Comes with Being a Parent
âYou must first teach a child he is loved. Only then is he ready to learn everything else.â ~Amanda Morgan
If I had a nickel for every parent who asked me, âSo, if we do (âŚinsert a strategy they have been givenâŚ), can we know for sure that he wonât have to deal with (âŚinsert list of problems here âŚ) when he grows up?â
Sadly, there are no nickels for hearing the question, nor guarantees to offer anxious parent. In fact, parental anxiety exists largely because life has no guarantees.
Nevertheless, the question in itself is worth considering.
So letâs …