1. Give them some independence
This culture of obsessive over-protectiveness is bred by the media.
Don’t coddle your kids by keeping them under lock and key and only letting them out if you can keep a constant eye on them.
2. Let them do unsafe things
They fail to understand that while sticking kids in a protective bubble may keep them in safe in the short-term, it leaves them more vulnerable in the long run.
3. Don’t be their best friend
The reality is that parents want to be their child’s best friend because they’re afraid of their kid not liking them.
4. Don’t automatically take their side
While it’s natural to think the best of your children, don’t be overly defensive when others criticize them.
5. Make them work for what they get
6. Don’t praise them indiscriminately
“If everyone is special, then no one is” -The Incredibles
clipped from: artofmanliness.com