Diskarte and Initiative thrives in an environment where there is enough leeway to make decisions, an environment where initiatives are welcomed and even encouraged. More than freedom, it also means that trust exists in the relationship. I believe most parents would want their children to have ‘diskarte’, but the irony is that some of them don’t exactly provide the environment conducive to this decision-making. When every move you make is corrected every so often, with no reassurance or positive words to counter this, children will be left crippled and unable to decide, to move. Parents ought to raise children with…