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A Letter to Parents

May 14, 2020

The following is an excerpt from Gabbie Stroud’s excellent book “A Letter to Parents” Dear Parents & Caregivers, The entire process of parenting is a kind of letting go, isn’t it?  Right from that moment when a newborn leaves its mother’s body our children are always growing away from us, growing up, becoming independent. And that’s exactly the way it should be. We have to be careful, though, that we give our children space to grow. If we do too much for them, they won’t grow up—in fact, they might grow down. There’s a funny sort of climate surrounding kids these days: we’re so worried about internet predators, stranger danger, drugs and terrorists that we want to protect our children…

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