Kids today have so many fun and educational activities available to them. Soccer, ballet, gymnastics, martial arts, little league, 4-H, Scouting, pottery, music lessons, theater productions…and the list goes on and on. Certainly a lot different than the limited number of activities I could choose from as a kid growing up in rural Idaho. I love that there are so many wonderful learning opportunities in our community. However, I wonder if we as a society have over-emphasized the need for our children to participate in so many structured activities. Yes, each of these pursuits can help our kids develop great
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Cook, maid, nurse, cheerleader, personal shopper, chauffeur, counselor… on any given day parents wear many hats. But the one that we never take off is that of teacher. Maybe you’ve never thought of yourself as a teacher. Teachers are the ones who write lesson plans and have stacks of papers to grade, right? A teacher’s primary purpose is to provide instruction. Well, parents, isn’t that what we are doing with our children every day? We are constantly working on skill-building- how to do tasks independently, how to have good manners, how to communicate appropriately, etc. You might not define yourself