Exploring Our Children’s Potentials

The phrase we often hear (e.g. in Hollywood movies, or in the American culture context) is, “as long as you’re happy.” or “all I want is for you to be happy”, or “aren’t you happy for me?”

As parents, I believe, we are not called to make kids happy.

Because if our children’s happiness is the ultimate goal when raising them, then it’s not a surprise that we see parents who, e.g., give whatever the child asks/wants, let the child does whatever/however he or she wants, etc.

I know, it may sound rather ‘extreme’, huh?

Sadly though, it happens in families 🙁