Many of us spend our teenage years to avoid becoming parents. But sooner or later, we find that we are not wandering as we think. My colleague Faith Hill talked to 17 parents a few years ago and they all had the same disturbing experience: They all noticed that they were doing things big and small, mimicking what their parents had done before. "Some people are really happy to follow them," Faith writes. "But most people are at least a little upset about the awareness of realization: Even those who are relatively happy in childhood can recall some of the shortcomings of their parents after all. Of course, they don't want to copy them."

Faith states that the parent’s legacy can feel like a prophecy. However, we do not want to repeat our parents’ mistakes or be destined to inherit their success. Today’s reading list is a guide to taking classes without losing your own way.

Become your parents

How to take responsibility for your family inheritance

Arthur C. Brooks

You may become more like your parents or hate the idea. Either way, this is something you can control.

Read the article.

Parenting Prophecy

Mountain of Faith

The way someone raises their children often comes in the way they raise their children, for better or worse.

Read the article.

Quaker parents are ahead of their time

Gail Cornwall

The principles of religion with a history of nearly 375 years are excellent in modern parenting research.

Read the article.

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- Isabel