the role of a parent is to help children…
Page 167 the role of a parent is to help children become who they are supposed to be, not groom a child to be what a parent wants them to be.
— from Family & Parenting (Family/Parenting) · What Game Are You Playing- author Robin Moriarty, PhD
In the book
One principle threads through all three jobs. Your task is not to mold the child into who you want them to be, but to help them become who they already are — to guide them onto their own path, not to march them down yours. Each child arrives with a unique purpose, and a parent's job is to ignite it, not to overwrite it. […] Build the culture, tell the story. Design your family's priorities on purpose rather than letting them drift, and tell your family's narrative often, because it is the root of your children's confidence. Do the three jobs. Teach, protect, and love — and aim always to raise the child into who they are, not who you wish they were. Love out loud. Fill the bucket with confidence, say plainly that you are proud, and listen so fully that they know their voice matters. — Family & Parenting (Family/Parenting)