We Were Perfect Parents Until We Had Children

Children watch and learn from your actions far more than your words. If you’re consistently showing up for yourself and your family, focusing on positive thinking and solutions rather than just seeing problems, they’ll learn how to think and act with grit’.

if your gut is telling you something is off, please listen to it

Listen to them. Speak honestly to them. If their mood is rude to you, calm down first. Sit with them. Ask why they feel like they do. Tell them it’s ok to have down days. Or to have days where being happy, then sad, then emotional and not knowing why is probably due to hormone changes and at the same time trouble with friends going through similar.

first I think self assessment and awareness are key.

‘We parent based on the parent we had, situations or experiences we had

busy parent may just default to ‘Listen to me’ commands and expectations.

The art of listening

And never let them go

Never ever shame them

changed the rules of engagement and instead of expecting them to come to us, we went to them.