How can we as parents teach our kids to balance humility, while preparing them for independence?

Balancing Self-Sufficiency, Independence & Humility

Parenting and child development experts would argue that a parent’s primary goal in child-rearing is to bring up that child to be independent. Unfortunately, parents often take this to an unhealthy extreme. So what happens when we strive too greatly to develop self-sufficiency in our kids? It’s possible that our children acquire a falsely fluffed self-worth and ego that morphs into entitlement. Entitlement is the stuff that bullies are made of!

Parenting Principles on Humility and God’s Word

I agree with teaching our kids self-sufficiency, but with limits and humility. Scripture conveys a balance between “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” and “when I am weak, then I am strong.” Even Barbara Streisand sang “people who need people are luckiest people.” True humility comes from knowing God and needing people; no luck involved.

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