If you're going to try to put this process into a box, it's going to kill you. |
There's a managerial sense about it and the idea that parenting is a kind of job. There's a goal and an outcome at the end of the task. |
Things are beginning to shift as we realize this isn't good for kids. |
We are focused on every minor thing we do having huge repercussions in our children's lives. It sucks the joy out of mothering. |
We have a sense that if we are exceptional parents, we will automatically produce exceptional children. It's unrealistic thinking, and it puts unbearable pressure on the child and the parent. |