Parenting Matters: Become a Dynamic Parent

Children benefit from volunteering work; when they are older and get a first job, they can choose a charity to support. Dmytro Zinkevych/Shutterstock

In his book, “The Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic,” Matthew Kelly describes four characteristics that separate dynamic Catholics from “other” Catholics. While reading his small book, I kept thinking these same characteristics define dynamic parents as different from “ordinary” parents. I have adapted these principles as they apply to parents below.

Dynamic Parents Read and Study

All parents need knowledge to determine truth, because it’s truth in parenting, as well as in all of life, that sets us free. None of us come into this world schooled in child care; we aren’t born with a parenting degree.

Before good parenting habits can be developed, parents need to educate themselves. Thousands of parenting books are waiting to be read. Not all are good, some are, some aren’t.