Midlife crisis wife

[Ready2Change]

I will try and remember to always have the clothes out before I leave."

Is an 8 year old capable of doing this himself with some guidance and boundaries the night before?


I took a parenting class "Parenting with love and logic". Three of the main points I took away:

If the child is capable of doing something, the child should be doing it, not the parent.

If the child doesn't do it, there are natural consequences to their choices and actions.

The cost of bad choices increase as the child gets older.



Most of you are dealing with grown up children (Spouses) that did not suffer natural consequences early in life because the parents "rescued" them from the natural consequences of their actions.

I will try and remember to always have the clothes out before I leave."

I would replace:
H"I believe it is time for S to start getting his own clothes ready THE NIGHT BEFORE. I will help him do this to reduce the stress in the morning."