How to Give Your Children Wings

Good parents give their children roots and wings.

Roots to know where home is,

wings to fly away and exercise what’s been taught them.

~Jonas Salk~

Give your child wings to fly. It is a gift that only you can give.

Many moms think this is a sad sight–a baby bird flying away. It is not. It’s beautiful because a bird with strong wings is full of hope, promise, and life.

The moms who fear the sorrow of their child leaving home have a tendency to clip their children’s wings. They inadvertently hold t...