If I Had My Child To Raise All Over Again

If I Had My Child to Raise All Over Again

If I had my child to raise all over again

I’d finger point more and point the finger less,

I would do less correcting and more connecting

I‘d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes

I would care to know less and know to care more

I’d take more hikes and fly more kites.

I’d stop playing serious and serious play

I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars.

I’d do more hugging and less tugging,

I’d build self-esteem first and the house later

I would be firm less often and affirm much more.

I’d teach less about the love of power,

and more about the power of love