In automobile terms, the child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Children possess the energy and drive to grow, but parents must guide their direction.
- In plain terms
- Kids have the energy, but parents need to guide them.
- What can you take from it?
- Provide guidance to channel a child's natural energy effectively.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are you guiding too much or too little?
Another view
Children also need autonomy to develop their own sense of direction.
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