Being the Safety Net

Do you ever think of yourselves as being the Safety Net

Because guess what you are

Children will only have the freedom to find their true self

As long as they know they have a safety net to catch them if they fall

But

if we don't prepare the safety net properly

Our children could get really hurt


Whenever you see acrobats at a circus, they exude great confidence, leaping from ropes to ropes totally free, because they can push themselves that little bit harder knowing their fall will be broken by the net if anything went wrong.

Thats what I want for my children,
I want them to push themselves to their limits to reach for their dreams and what they want to achieve out of their life

But the only way they will have the confidence to do this
is by knowing for sure that I will be there to help them pick up the pieces if it doesn't work out for them

How do we act as the Safety Net?

Simple we  are there as their security, hopefully they won't need us to catch them
But by actually being there securely in place in case of emergency
Our children have the actual confidence to push themselves

What if They Do Fall?

Simple, we catch them
Once the shock has worn off that things went wrong
Knowing that the safety net worked so well
The child learns to brush themselves off and go up and try and have another go either perfecting their original plan or maybe try something different

My boys use me also as their safety net when they are with their dad

My boys are always nervous going away with their dad
but they know its going to be okay because if anything ever went wrong I would be there for them
If they were with him and unhappy they know they can ring and I will arrange to collect them
If things get tough they know they can ring me and I will talk through things with them

They know I love them and I will always be there for them
They know I am their safety net!!!