Hey everyone my name is Olu,
I am a grandma and mother of 4
I share positive parenting tips every Tuesday on my blog because I care and I am a mother trying to support other mothers in their parenting journey.
First of all, I want to let you know that I am not a perfect mother and I haven’t found anyone who is. We are all trying our best every day to raise responsible and wholesome children.
So today I’m going to share some of the things I know that I am trying to do daily as a mother and I think it’s working so far (however it mostly depends on the mood of the day sha 😄)
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As a mother who is aware that kids learn by what they see, I tried to make sure I am intentional about how I behave with people around me especially my partner,
My youngest who is 21 years old is still staying at home with us and it’s really hard sometimes to see him struggle with adulting stuff. I see him go through pressure at work and he is overwhelmed daily.
All I can do now is to guide him and remind him of who he is when I notice some habits that are not wise in him.
So why am I sharing this, I am sharing today’s post to let you know that sometimes your little precious one will grow up and do something that you are not proud of, and when they do, the way you respond or react will determine what happens to your relationship with them.
It’s easy to condemn or react to your child’s “misbehaviour” because of anger. But I’m learning with my son that anytime I react harshly to his behaviour it does not turn out good. Both of us will either be more angry or just lose it. So I have learnt to pause and stay calm and then think before I say anything and this works really well with him. I’m not saying don’t say anything when they do wrong things, all I’m saying is don’t react immediately, stop and think before you respond. Try this next time!
So if you don’t remember anything from Post remember this
Children are like sponges; they soak up everything they see.
If you want to raise a responsible, kind, caring, respectful, and good citizen of the world, then you need to be all of this.
Your children/teens will test you and do stuff that you are not proud of at one point in their life, but be assured that most of the time they will still turn out great especially if you instil good values in them when they are little!
My final thought is that parenting is hard work but speaking from experience, I won’t worry too much about, your children because they will be fine.
Remember they are God’s children and we are only caretakers!
God help us all in our parenting journey
Olu ❤️
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