It's Summertime. The Children are Feral. Time to Give "Good Enough" Parenting a Try.

The basic premise of this parenting style is just what it sounds like - you just need to be…you guessed it - GOOD ENOUGH. Perfectionism has no place for parents - or for kids - with this approach to parenting. If our kids observe us striving for perfection, they’ll try super hard to live up to that (impossible) standard as well. As a therapist, I can tell you - that shit will follow your kid into adulthood where they’ll end up spending lots of time and money trying to undo those tendencies. Do yourself (and your kids) a favor, let them see you mess up from time to time - it’ll give them permission to do the same.