Comments on: Is It Really Worth It? http://www.parentingontrack.com/discovery/really-worth-it/ Your Family. Your Solutions! Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:57:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Vicki http://www.parentingontrack.com/discovery/really-worth-it/#comment-87 Vicki Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:46:20 +0000 http://www.parentingontrack.com/?p=88#comment-87 HIIIIII. Of course I remember you and I remember Gabo. Oh God, do you have a picture you can send me? Oh gosh, I think about all of you SOOOO often. You can't imagine how important that time in my life was for me. How are you? What are you doing? Where are you living? How is Gabo? Happy, healthy, beautiful, running a company? Please, share everything. Big Love, Vicki HIIIIII.

Of course I remember you and I remember Gabo. Oh God, do you have a picture you can send me? Oh gosh, I think about all of you SOOOO often. You can’t imagine how important that time in my life was for me.

How are you? What are you doing? Where are you living? How is Gabo? Happy, healthy, beautiful, running a company?
Please, share everything.
Big Love,
Vicki

]]> By: Joanne http://www.parentingontrack.com/discovery/really-worth-it/#comment-86 Joanne Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:00:50 +0000 http://www.parentingontrack.com/?p=88#comment-86 OMG...a friend of mine is pregnant and after spending some time researching the web for some good parenting materials for her (and a dozen Google seaches later), your parenting website comes up along with this page....and I think OMG, I know this person from a long time ago. What a small world we live in! I'm sure you don't remember much from back in the days when you had a daycare in Edmonds, WA but I do remember your parenting advice from that time and it has served me well all these years. Anyho, I passed along the info to her and I have to say you are right about the whole teen college/travel process. it is very daunting for anyone but it is an exciting challenge. And to think of the little things people worry about when their kids are young. All the best, keep up the inspiring advice. It doesn't come up very often, but when someone brings up the issue of parenting in a conversation I tend to share my thoughts. Joanne Ferreira BTW, do you remember Gabo? He's now 17 OMG…a friend of mine is pregnant and after spending some time researching the web for some good parenting materials for her (and a dozen Google seaches later), your parenting website comes up along with this page….and I think OMG, I know this person from a long time ago. What a small world we live in! I’m sure you don’t remember much from back in the days when you had a daycare in Edmonds, WA but I do remember your parenting advice from that time and it has served me well all these years.

Anyho, I passed along the info to her and I have to say you are right about the whole teen college/travel process. it is very daunting for anyone but it is an exciting challenge. And to think of the little things people worry about when their kids are young.

All the best, keep up the inspiring advice. It doesn’t come up very often, but when someone brings up the issue of parenting in a conversation I tend to share my thoughts.

Joanne Ferreira
BTW, do you remember Gabo? He’s now 17

]]> By: Vicki http://www.parentingontrack.com/discovery/really-worth-it/#comment-8 Vicki Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:19:35 +0000 http://www.parentingontrack.com/?p=88#comment-8 Hey Chris, Thanks for the feedback. I didn't think it possible, but each and every day, as the kids get closer and closer to walking into their adult lives, we see the benefits of sticking to a philosophy that supported their independence. It is so easy to loose sight of the big picture. It is so easy, to focus on the moment and forget what we want for ourselves, for our children and for our family. I am so grateful and I am so delighted, that I can say with confidence, that this philosophy delivers in ways I never expected. For anyone out there struggling, visit the forum and share your challenges and concerns with us. We are there to encourage, inspire and support you through the tough times. If you have a success, please share that as well. This is the inspiration we need when we are feeling low and confused. We are a family of parents, committed to raising our children to be THEIR BEST as a result of us being our best. Thank you Chris. Hey Chris,

Thanks for the feedback.

I didn’t think it possible, but each and every day, as the kids get closer and closer to walking into their adult lives, we see the benefits of sticking to a philosophy that supported their independence.

It is so easy to loose sight of the big picture. It is so easy, to focus on the moment and forget what we want for ourselves, for our children and for our family.

I am so grateful and I am so delighted, that I can say with confidence, that this philosophy delivers in ways I never expected.

For anyone out there struggling, visit the forum and share your challenges and concerns with us. We are there to encourage, inspire and support you through the tough times.

If you have a success, please share that as well. This is the inspiration we need when we are feeling low and confused.

We are a family of parents, committed to raising our children to be THEIR BEST as a result of us being our best.

Thank you Chris.

]]> By: Christina http://www.parentingontrack.com/discovery/really-worth-it/#comment-7 Christina Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:54:47 +0000 http://www.parentingontrack.com/?p=88#comment-7 LOVE this story Vic! THAT is exactly why we are parenting this way!!! It is not always easy and yes there are weeks of messes - but ALL worth it! So my story (which some day will be of the same magnitude as yours!) was that Wyatt (9 years old) wanted a bird. So we put it on the family meeting agenda. Wyatt brough back all of his research to the next family meeting, i.e. cost, care, maintenance.... and low and behold the kid bought a bird (with cage, food, toys, litter, etc) with his own money ($120) and cares for them daily (no nagging or reminding)... THANK YOU SO MUCH VIC!!! LOVE this story Vic! THAT is exactly why we are parenting this way!!! It is not always easy and yes there are weeks of messes - but ALL worth it! So my story (which some day will be of the same magnitude as yours!) was that Wyatt (9 years old) wanted a bird. So we put it on the family meeting agenda. Wyatt brough back all of his research to the next family meeting, i.e. cost, care, maintenance…. and low and behold the kid bought a bird (with cage, food, toys, litter, etc) with his own money ($120) and cares for them daily (no nagging or reminding)… THANK YOU SO MUCH VIC!!!

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