Hello Everyone! Did you Know that displaying “tough Love to our children is healthy? There has been a lot of debate on this topic because some parents, guardians, and supporting adults have used these words behind abusive actions towards children. So when it comes to the topic of ” tough love’, it is now a touchy subject. Tough Love by definition, is a action taken to help the individual to take responsibility for his/her actions. I’m sure we all want our children to become responsible adults right? Well there are actions we enforce as parents in order to see that outcome. I remember feeling so bad when I had to issue consequences, sometimes I would give in because I felt like I was being a bad parent. I had to stop saving myself from my (own) feelings and begin to think about how this will help my child in the end. Verbally expressing to our children that we still love them in these moments is not always easy, but it’s important when demonstrating tough love. I can also share that it’s not always gladly received by the child, especially if/when of our children get to a rebellious stage. In spite of, let us remember today that we also have a mandate as parents, and that is to ‘train up our children in the way they should go, so when he/she is old, he will not depart'(Proverb 22:6).