Hey Cubby, Thank you for your comment! I agree with you that it is ideal that parents make the best mentors. That is something I am striving for! I want to be nonjudgmental and provide council for my kids without judgement. And I want them to turn to me for advice! But usually, parents are biased, and feel like they are invested in the outcome. Ideally, parents view themselves as stewards to helping their children realize their own path without bias. All I can say though is that the study said that kids who had a non parental, non judgmental mentor thrived.
CubbyMarch 25, 2019
I will partly disagree with you on one piece of advice. My Patriarchal blessing counsels me to turn to my parents for advice, for mentoring p, if you will. My mother has a real talent for stepping outside and aside of herself and her advice is spit on every time. If you are given such guidance, follow if.
I will also agree that often family is not the best for a guide and a mentor. Follow the spirit and wise counsel.
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Jodi ChaffeeMarch 25, 2019
Hey Cubby, Thank you for your comment! I agree with you that it is ideal that parents make the best mentors. That is something I am striving for! I want to be nonjudgmental and provide council for my kids without judgement. And I want them to turn to me for advice! But usually, parents are biased, and feel like they are invested in the outcome. Ideally, parents view themselves as stewards to helping their children realize their own path without bias. All I can say though is that the study said that kids who had a non parental, non judgmental mentor thrived.
CubbyMarch 25, 2019
I will partly disagree with you on one piece of advice. My Patriarchal blessing counsels me to turn to my parents for advice, for mentoring p, if you will. My mother has a real talent for stepping outside and aside of herself and her advice is spit on every time. If you are given such guidance, follow if. I will also agree that often family is not the best for a guide and a mentor. Follow the spirit and wise counsel.
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