Why is it so hard to trust children?

Check out this informative video in which I address the following (fantastic) questions!

>> I don’t trust my kids. They are kids! Have you seen what they do sometimes? Why would I trust them?

>> When my son was 4 years old, he never slept and I worried. Now he’s 14 and he could sleep for weeks on end, and I still worry. I know this is crazy making, so how do I step back and see who they are while not putting weight (or worry) that the things they’re doing right now are not indicative of who they’ll be later?

>> When I think about it, I actually don’t show my children that I trust them. I don’t think I was ever shown trust as a child either, so how do I trust my kids?

>> I hear that I should trust my child’s development, yet still guide them. So, when my 5 year old is at dinner and she won’t eat her food and she’s running around dancing… do I guide her to sit down and eat? Or do I trust that she’s developing and bite my tongue? How does that work?

>> This may sound silly but, I don’t know that I trust myself. Not in a bad way, I just second guess everything and worry, a lot. So where do I start? What can I do on a daily basis to boost my trust in myself?

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