When my little baby is no longer the blur-eyed infant that will allow you to do what you want to him. He has started developing a will and it is interesting yet amazing to see his character is and how it develops.
I'm currently reading a book (thanks keekoo for helping me get hold of it) on toddlers and the basis of this Christian-values-based literature is on the vital role of parents in a child's life. It puts forth that the toddler's life is controlled by HEP and includes the following quote:
Heredity bestows capacity,
Environment provides opportunity, and,
Personality recognizes capacity and improves opportunity.
It goes on to simply define that the personality of a child/ person is made up of three composites: heredity, environment and temperament (inborn into human personality). As a parent, I can't change the first and last bit but I can highly influence the environment gabe grows up in and though it's only one third of the equation, this will play a pivotal role in who he becomes.
Scary but yet so much potential lies ahead. But God has already in mind the destiny for gabe and we pray that we'll just do our best as earthly guardians and guide him as best as we know how. And as the days pass and gabe starts showing more and more of his learning capabilities and his keen awareness of what is going around him, the task of parenting becomes more real. What a journey ahead! I'm filled with excitement yet overwhelmed. Wonder if you know what I mean.
For those interested, please see On Becoming Toddler Wise by Gary Ezzo and Robert Bucknam.
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I think you would really like Clay Clarkson's "Heartfelt Discipline," too.
Hi tulipgirl, thanks for the recommendation! By the way, how did you discover gabe's blog?
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