[JacobJans]

> I don't want to stifle her from dreaming, but I want her to do what's necessary to accomplish those dreams too.

This is something I've thought a lot about. I have an (almost) 2 year old, so I'm not speaking from experience exactly.

I know that growing up, I wish someone was more involved in talking to me about my dreams and goals, and asking me the tough questions about how to achieve them.

I'm planning on doing that with my daughter; not telling her what to do, or giving her strict rules for accomplishing things, but asking her to come up with her own rules and her own plans for how she'll accomplish things both big and small.

It's that conversation with her that I hope will be what she needs.

(I think this relates to the idea of encouragement vs. praise that you often see in parenting books.)