Not Too Much Choice

In today’s world, seems to me, there are actually too many choices.

Parents often ask kids to decide things they, as parents, could decide. Don’t put this on your children. As the adult, with more life experience, go ahead and make decisions.

In addition, parents often give children too many options. More is not always better. As is age-appropriate, consider narrowing the choices down so it's not so open-ended. When given too many, it goes from being empowering to overwhelming.

Be mindful about the choices offered and how many are given. Seek a balance here.