Parenting Without Regrets

I don't think it is possible to truly parent without regrets. We all say and do things that we come to regret. Some of the regrets come upon us immediately, some seem to develop over time.

Is it possible to parent from this day forward with LESS regrets? I think so. I want you to think so too. You will be helped by reading the balance of this article. It will probably only take you five minutes to read it, longer than that to think through its implications and the balance of your time as a parent to implement some of its truths. But the payoff in less regrets will be worth every minute you invest in reading.

Here is the opening paragraph to get you started.

"Like most parents, I have those moments where guilt and regret comes over me like a wave. I consider then how much of my parenting time has already passed by and how little remains. My oldest child, my son, is thirteen. He is already a teenager, just one year away from high school, just eight years from the age I was when I left home to get married. My girls are following close behind him. When that wave rises up, when I feel like I could drown beneath all that regret, I sometimes consider those things I will never regret.

Here are 18 things I know I will not regret doing with my kids."

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