What is the best parenting advice you’ve ever received?

“To let your children be independent.” This is a challenge for parents because it is hard to draw the line between when a child needs assistance and when a child is able to do tasks on his/her own. Allowing your children to be independent will provide them with the tools they need to grow and foster eventual independence. This is especially challenging for mothers, as they naturally want to do everything for their children; however, refraining from doing so at times is probably the most helpful thing a parent can do. Further challenging this strategy, your children will likely complain in the immediate future but will ultimately be the subject of much gratitude when they reach adulthood.

How did you choose your children’s names?

Well, we liked more traditional names, Hanna Morae, Lilly Anne and Amelia Rose and our son is the fifth generation, David Smyton V (family name)

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