When you become a parent, for some time you become subject to a new schedule and you are not the owner of your own time anymore; your children become the ones in charge. They cry and you react. They want something and you quickly say yes. Your children know immediately when you stop looking.

In some ways, parenting is like playing a game with an opponent who is much smarter than you are. It is important to maintain a level of authority and balance to ensure your children respect and understand your role and decision making.

One of the reasons for it is that as a parent, you do not want to destroy your kids. You are trying to find a balance between loving your children and raising them properly. You want to do what is right and that is why education is so important starting from an early age.

The goal of your relationship with your children is not a total victory for one of the parties. It is a mutual solution that keeps all involved parties happy. You want to raise children that will eventually become emotionally intelligent and educated adults who will find their place in this world. At the same time, you want to accomplish that without people in white coats escorting you away from your home, which is why you need to develop proper parenting skills and educate your children from an early age.

No parent has ever made all his or her decisions correctly, which is why you should not obsess about being or becoming a perfect parent. It is simply not possible. Sometimes you will give to whining and to crying even though you know you shouldn’t. Sometimes you will feed your kids too much cake or cookies and it is all okay. Your goal is a long-term one. It is to have your children to become productive, happy, positive adults and if you raise and educate them properly over the long term, you’ve won.