How to Purposefully Parent with the End in Mind

Show Notes: Elevate your parenting by creating an end in mind and using it to guide all of your decisions; listen in for how to do this. Learn the two main fears driving today’s parents to micromanage and overprotect their children: fears your kids are falling behind their peers and the uncertainty of how to prepare kids for an uncertain and ever-changing future so different from parent’s experiences. Begin with the end in mind: use this habit from Stephen Covey’s book, The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People, to decide on what’s most important and what you value most for your family and parenting. This end in mind becomes the basis for all of your parenting decisions, not what’s popular or what everyone else is doing. Dr. Jordan discusses how to develop a personal and family mission statement in order to focus on what’s important for you personally and for your family. Learn the steps for running weekly family meetings to empower kids to take more responsibility at home and to learn to advocate for themselves, listen to the needs of others, create win-win agreements, build community, and develop self-determination. Understand the value of putting first things first and focusing on things that are most important such as: prevention, relationship building, planning, recreation, mission statement, family meetings, celebrating successes. Focus more time on important but not urgent things: things that are important should contribute to your mission and values and highest goals; we are too easily diverted into responding to urgent things that are not important. The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities To get a copy of our family meeting guidelines for your family, email [email protected] and ask to receive a copy directly to your email. For more info on how to develop a family mission statement, go to this link: https://msb.franklincovey.com/missions/family/   Click on this link to order Dr. Jordan’s book, Letters From My Grandfather: Timeless Wisdom For a Life Worth Living