Boundaries

If you know your own limits and you try to stay within these limits, you are free.

We all seek freedom in some manner. Isn't it strange that one needs limits in order to be free? We raise our children and we set boundaries. Children are deprived of their freedom if no boundaries have been set. They don't know what to hold on to. They don't know what to expect. It terrifies them to have no boundaries.

Setting boundaries is not easy. Sticking to them is even harder. But it pays off in the end, don't forget. Your children will thank you. They need limits in order to grow up to be mature and responsible people. Talk with them. Ask them about your way of setting boundaries. Be sure that there's opening for discussion concerning some limits. Give them the responsibility they can take, so they can set their own boundaries.