How to Purposefully Parent with the End in Mind

<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><u><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Show Notes</span></u></strong><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Elevate your parenting by creating an end in mind and using it to guide all of your decisions; listen in for how to do this.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Learn the two main fears driving today’s parents to micromanage and overprotect their children: fears your kids are falling behind their peers and the uncertainty of how to prepare kids for an uncertain and ever-changing future so different from parent’s experiences.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Begin with the end in mind</span></strong><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">: use this habit from Stephen Covey’s book, The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People, to decide on what’s most important and what you value most for your family and parenting. This end in mind becomes the basis for all of your parenting decisions, not what’s popular or what everyone else is doing.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dr. Jordan discusses how to develop a <strong>personal and family mission statement</strong> in order to focus on what’s important for you personally and for your family.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Learn the steps for running weekly family meetings</span></strong> <span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">to empower kids to take more responsibility at home and to learn to advocate for themselves, listen to the needs of others, create win-win agreements, build community, and develop self-determination.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Understand the value of putting first things first</span></strong>