Committed Parenting
When you think about it, probably the one thing that our
children need most in order to grow up feeling loved, happy, and
empowered enough to give of themselves to others is our
commitment to them as parents. Our children must know that we
have made a commitment to them and we must demonstrate that
commitment constantly. When we decide to have a child we take on
this commitment. It is the biggest commitment we will ever make.
When one of our children is diagnosed with diabetes the
commitment, significant enough to begin with, takes on a
completely new and demanding aspect. We as parents are
responsible for and to our children. We tie ourselves to them,
sometimes at considerable cost to ourselves. We are required
many times to put our children