Children need honesty

Many parents think they have to protect their children from their (the parents’) confusion or so-called negative feelings. They think that being a good parent means always maintaining a certain role: being patient, loving, wise, and strong. But in fact, children need honesty. They need to see a human being experience the full range of human emotion and be honest about it. This gives children permission to support and love themselves as natural and truthful beings.

Today I am giving the gift of my honesty.