User:ConcernedSingleMom

I'm a single mom that cares about my children, family, community, and country. As long as I raise happy, healthy, trustworthy, responsible, children into productive members of society and they love their family, community, and country.....then I have accomplished my goals as a parent. Too many parents try to be their children's friend and that's not how it works. Yes, I want to be my children's friend, but I'm always going to be their mom first! I'm the 1st to say that my children are far from perfect!! However, they have manners, respect, and most importantly empathy for others. Their friends' parents are constantly complimenting my children's behavior and my parenting and I tell them that I can't take all the credit, because I've been blessed with special kids....but I did put in a LOT of time and effort when they were young. Which is where I think most parents go wrong. They wait until a child is 5-7 yr old before they really start to discipline them or teach them manners or respect. You can't do that. Parenting starts when a child is born.....and it never ends. I started teaching my children to use their manners BEFORE they were able to talk. And I will never stop requiring it of them. That's how life works in the real world so they may as well get used to it now.