https://www.keathley.co/tags/parenting/ Recent content in Parenting on keathley.co Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Sat, 10 Jun 2023 14:54:00 -0400 https://www.keathley.co/posts/mountain-fence-cliff/mountain-fence-cliff/ Sat, 10 Jun 2023 14:54:00 -0400 https://www.keathley.co/posts/mountain-fence-cliff/mountain-fence-cliff/ <p>I enjoy parenting. It is exhausting but there is real joy in the day to day moments with my kids. Last month saw a peculiar rise in parenting moments that required immediate and thorough attention. I blame this on part to my oldest son who is now officially a teenager. He has decided to test the limits of the rules we have placed around our home and call into question the motives that his parents had for creating them in the first place. I’ve come to think of this as ‘the altruism challenge’ — your kids are checking if you are in this for them. The problem is that they might not fully understand the reason for the rule and thus need to trust in your character as a parent. I wonder if many teenage and parent struggles could be addressed if the parents really had a moment to introspect and see if they had their child’s best interests in mind.</p>