Let's talk for a minute about believing in our kids. I'm not talking about the kind of believing where you tell them they are the best on the soccer team, or that they were the prettiest one at the dance. I hate to break it to you, but kids always see through this. They think it makes us less credible as parents and then they worry about what else we are 'lying' about. I'm talking about the kind of believing where you believe that a child has a path; a destiny that is theirs on their own right. Sometimes this can be scary for parents. Usually this happens when we are wanting them to be something or someone for us. We need to let go and believe that they can be something for themselves. That's when the real magic happens.