Parenting with Purpose by Monica Brancheau
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he word “purpose” is thrown around a lot nowadays. Living life with purpose, eating with purpose, a job that has purpose, and parenting with purpose — it’s all cerebrally inspiring and makes for shareable Instagram posts. Yet, how does one parent with purpose when on most days, we’re just trying to survive?
children to live their best lives and become productive members of society. This could be a foundational launching point, but in order for parenting to succeed the parents themselves need to be living their best lives. Without a solid foundation, it will be challenging to have a seed sprout into a healthy plant.
Purpose is defined as both “the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists” and “a person’s sense of resolve or determination.” In the most sublime definition, the purpose of parenting is to raise
How does one have a solid foundation when you yourself feel fragile? Throughout the years of raising my kids not only did I have regular parenting challenges, but also single mom challenges, ex-husband challenges, court challenges,
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