I think it safe to say that all parents see their child as a gift, however, just how big a gift they really see them as, might be a tad underestimated. If you have a strong-willed or controlling child, a child who doesn't listen, one who procrastinates or forgets things, one who is sensitive or anxious perhaps, in fact, any make up at all, the gift in this, for us having to deal with it, is HUGE. But only if we are brave, courageous and bold enough to see it for what it really is. If you want to understand this more, and raise your parenting bar as a result of it, then tune in because the gift goes way beyond what you think...

In this episode, I read the poem, The Gift by Dr Shefali Tsabary - found in her amazing book The Awakened Family, page 175 and 176

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