It's OK To Be Proud Of Your Kids - AND Let Them Know It!
YES, it is absolutely right to be proud of your children. Not a quiet, passing smile that disappears as quickly as it came, and not a hidden thought kept tucked away where no one can hear it. But something spoken. Something visible. Something that reaches them. A kind of joy that settles into their bones because they saw it in your face and heard it in your voice. They need that. They need to know they are seen. Not just for the finished result. Not just for the moment that others applaud. But for the hidden places, the effort when no one is watching, the slow growth, the choices made in quiet, the character being formed where there is no audience. When a parent says, “I’m proud of you,” it does more than encourage. It connects. It steadies. It gives the child something solid beneath their feet. It lets them taste something sacred, a delight that does not depend on perfection. And yet, many parents hesitate there. Especially believers. There is a carefulness, almost a fear, that if...