What exactly is an "Adult Pleaser?"

Hello my Sparkly Friends!  I hope everyone had a wonderful Saturday!  My Saturday was absolutely delightful!  We started the day by getting Kari-Lynn off to her Karate class, then Rob took her off to my parents' house to spend the day with my dad while he and I hung around the house with our toddler tornado.  In the evening, I had a girls' night with my mom, grandmother, and my daughter.  We had dinner and did a little shopping, it was a wonderful time!

In yesterday's post I talked about how my daughter is what I refer to as an "Adult Pleaser"  Today I wanted to tell you what I mean.  

To me an "Adult Pleaser" is a child who is a "People Pleaser" that focuses on pleasing the adults around them without much focus on pleasing their peers.  A child like this can be so completely wonderful, and a source of great pride in parents.  It can be a double edged sword however, as it has a tendency to cause stress and anxiety in some children, and we as parents should take the extra steps needed to nurture your adult pleaser.

The reason I say that it can be a source of stress and anxiety is because Kids can feel under a ton of pressure while constantly trying to meet higher and higher expectations.  I do try not to hold Kari-Lynn to a high expectation, but I do falter from time to time.  It is important to celebrate your child for every achievement, but to not be too hard on them in moments of struggle.

I'm going to keep this short, because it's awfully late tonight and we have a great big day ahead of us tomorrow which I cannot wait to write about.

Until tomorrow,

Stay Sparkly!!