When to let go of your little one?
By ronacruz2007
@ronacruz2007 (650)
Philippines
July 4, 2008 9:05am CST
My son now is 7 years old, but since he is just the only one, you know sort of spoiled brat and of course so loved because of being "just one". I'm having a hard time letting him go, what I mean is I believe I'm to protective of him, "babied" him in short. I'm very aware of that but I'm having a problem accepting that to myself. You, do you have a similar problem in letting your son go? How? need your opinion on that .
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@sid556 (30960)
• United States
6 Jul 08
I'm a parent and I know it is hard. We just want to hold on to them and protect them from everything. We can't tho. Remember, as parents, it is our job to prepare them to be selfsufficient and independent in the world. 18 years seems like a long time but it really isn't. As they grow, you have to give him a little more responsibility and let him experience things out from under your wing. It is a long and gradual process. At age 7, what is it that you are holding him back from? He is still quite young and I can't imagine that anything a 7 yr old would want to do would be considered letting him go. Maybe you could describe in more detail just what it is you are stopping him from?
@Wizzywig (7847)
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4 Jul 08
I think letting your children go is one of the hardest things. You love them more than anything in the whole world and want to protect them from all the bad things that are in that world. But, of course, you cannot always be there and they need to learn to deal with things themselves. Maybe the secret is to just let go a little at a time - sort of wean yourself off. Yes, I think I was probably over-protective in some ways and there were probably things my sons missed out on because of it.But I hope I have encouraged them to grab every opportunity that comes their way, to have respect for others and be as happy as they can!
