Parenting

I recently witnessed a scene at a skating rink that stayed with me long after I left. A small child, no more than three years old, was in full skating gear, trying to learn to skate backwards under the close watch of a parent. The child was crying, exhausted, pleading for the day to end….

As a therapist, I sometimes meet parents who bring their children to counselling with the hope that therapy will transform their child into the “child of their dreams.” Often, this comes from a place of concern or fear, but at times, it reflects deep disapproval of who their child is or how they are choosing…