It's hard not to think about what our kids' lives will look like as adults. There is no doubt that we have spent time thinking about what we want for their lives. There are all kinds of things that we might hope for them and use to define their success.
Kids today are faced with all kinds of pressure from the world around them. They are trying to live up to a complex set of standards. Toward what are you pushing your kids? How are you defining success for them?
Chris Sasser challenges our thinking in this realm and provides some key things we should think about as we redefine what success ought to look like for our kids.
Sasser writes:
Most people want their kids to experience material success and live the 'American dream' whatever that is. We can all so easily become focused on that. We fall into the trap of believing our job is to help our kids get good grades, get into the right college, get a good job, become good citizens, marry the right person, have the right friends, make good money, and the list goes on. We want them to be 'successful' in the world’s eyes. All of that is good stuff (at least most of it) and all things I want for my kids. But what is the goal in Christian parenting? What are we aiming for in raising our kids?
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As a Parent, What Does Success Look Like to You? - By Chris Sasser