Monday Morning Mentor: 10 Things Good Parents Don't Do

Monday Morning Mentor: 10 Parenting “Don’ts” for Raising Well-Adjusted Kids In this Monday Morning Mentor episode, Jason Wright reflects on parenting his daughters Ryland (26, newly married) and Abby, sharing a list of “not to do” parenting lessons shaped partly by his own experience with conditional love growing up. He advises parents not to make love conditional, not to guilt-trip kids about costs or sacrifices, and not to praise intelligence over effort to avoid a fixed mindset (citing Carol Dweck’s work). He warns against spoiling children and recommends teaching delayed gratification through goals or matching contributions. Other “don’ts” include letting kids get tattoos, accepting important messages by text instead of calls, allowing sloppy dress, and letting a day pass without meaningful conversation or without saying “I love you,” emphasizing agape love as action. 00:00 Welcome and Support 00:41 Why Parenting Matters 02:13 Parenting Donts Setup 02:51 Avoid Conditional Love 04:29 Skip the Guilt Trips 05:28 Praise Effort Not Smarts 07:54 No Spoiling Teach Earning 11:17 Think Twice About Tattoos 15:03 Calls Over Texts 17:02 Dress With Self Respect 20:09 Daily Real Conversations 22:25 Say I Love You Daily 23:33 Wrap Up and Sign Off