Letting Kids be Kids

Do you let your child actually be a child? Or do you expect them to tote the barge and pick up your slack.

I often catch myself delegating so much onto my 11 yr old... however I have been learning to let things go. She will only be young once after all. She has her whole life to worry about the major responsibilities.

One fine day she will (if she chooses) have a family of her own. She doesn't need to be burdened with being totally responsible for her sister. I'm struggling with this one. She is almost of age where she can babysit.

She wants to babysit, to have that responsibility (when she is 12 and has her babysitting course) I might have to let go of my fears of my baby, watching my baby. And when that time comes I will have to be oh so aware not to use her... to allow her to still be a child and remain myself the parent.

It is so important to laugh, have fun, play, act silly, be carefree. Let's to burden our children too soon with adult responsibilities.

Let's let our kids be kids for as long as possible.

Tomorrow is a new day and there is always more.