— which is what it seems many times they will be — but a mature, independent ant that will take care of what’s important without having a ruler constantly reminding them.
well, guess what. now that mine are teenagers and i have 16 years of parenting under my belt, i’m here to tell you it will start happening. not over night, but a little at a time only if you will patiently put in the time and effort and do the tough things when needed.
you can’t give up, you will have to be consistent, and then, many times you will have to just grit your teeth as you stand back and 