To What Extent Does Being a Parent Contribute Towards Personal Growth

[Joseph Maynor]

Curious.

[Andreas]

There is this video. You might want to take a look at it: 

 

[Forestluv]

It seems like parenting would contribute an enormous amount of growth along that parenting life. Others take a non-parenting path and parenting has no growth impact. I never had kids, and my my pov, parenting has a strong conditioning effect on the mind-body. 

[Nahm]

@Joseph Maynor You have skin in the game. 

[zambize]

Parenting just seems like applying personal development to your own child , plus maybe a couple other things like cleaning shit off of assholes that aren't your own.  If you know how to raise a child, you should know how to raise yourself because we are all children in many ways

Edited April 22, 2019 by zambize

[DrewNows]

Yes seems it would enforce a new kind of responsibility on you but mostly in a good way. I worked with young kids of all ages for a few years, and it definitely reminds you what most have long forgotten, the fun goofy loving spontaneity life has to offer