Pre-K through fifth grade
The best way to parent your child is to think less in terms of “parenting” and more in terms of culture-building. Consider what mindsets and values you hope your child will develop, build a home culture awash in those mindsets and values, and then let the culture do the heavy lifting.
“With Invitation Parenting, your goal is to align the culture of your family with your core values — so that your child will naturally develop the mindsets and skills that you consider most essential to a well-lived life.”
– Bill Jackson
Key Strategies
- Identify the core values, mindsets, and skills that you consider to be most essential to a well-lived life. For example, your particular family culture might emphasize work ethic, togetherness, or courage. There are no “right” answers; what matters is that you take the time to think about what really matters in your family.
- Identify experiences that will lead your child to naturally “absorb” these values, mindsets, and skills. In other words: what should the culture of your family be so that the metaphorical “air” that your child is breathing is infused with those core values?
- Relax. Once you’ve built a culture that supports the values you care about most, you won’t have to spend as much time “parenting.” Your child will be growing and thriving just by virtue of participating in the life of your family.
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