One of the hardest parts of parenting is managing our own expectations.  Expecting too little or too much from our children can have major effects on our children's ability to manage themselves.  Often our expectations are colored by our own internal baggage, and not grounded in the reality of your child and who they are.  This episode takes a look at how to manage your expectations, and how to more productively teach our children self care and self awareness.  Are you expecting too little of the people in your home, both big and small?  Too much?  Lets try to find the happy medium, the sweet spot, where everyone contributes what THEY can.  Fostering self reliance is a huge part of parenting...we are raising people, not just babies or kids...but we also don't want to ask more of them than they can handle.