Parent Tip: Good Parenting is Who We Are When Things Get Hard

It’s often said that character is who we are when things get hard. The same is true of good parenting — it’s who we are when things get hard. It’s the moments when we have to say no, be the one who doesn’t “get it,” refuse to rescue, decline to be “cool.” These are the moments we may never be thanked for, but which provide the container kids so desperately need as they figure out who they are and what they stand for.