Letting Go of Expectations for Your Child

Sylvia High

The SonRise Project creator, Kelli Richardson Lawson introduces master coach, author, and founder of Aiming High Inc., Sylvia High. Sylvia says we all have a vision for what our lives should be, including expectations about our children. When our plans don’t unfold the way we think they should, we often suffer a sense of failure, loss, and deep emotional pain. Especially when we’re dealing with the people most precious to us… our children. Sylvia insists that we confront our negative self-perceptions. She says in times of crisis, transformational tools are the answer. She says when we're willing to embrace transformation, we actually become empowered to shift what doesn’t align with what we want for ourselves. We must learn to author a new narrative. One that embraces our actual life experiences and is aligned with appreciation and gratitude for the journey. Silvia also reminds us that when we don't author ourselves or our circumstances, those circumstances will author us.