What is the first thing I did when I found out I was going to be a new parent? I went out and found every parenting book under the sun trying to figure out the how’s and why’s of raising children.
Now don’t get me wrong I have a list of parenting books I could recommend, but reading into them too much was overwhelming and somewhat debilitating. After stressing the first year over all the milestones... when she should be walking, when she should be talking, when she should sleep and eat, etc, etc; I decided to burn that First Years book and start parenting with my instincts. I found that when I stopped worrying about the details and following her cues, I was a much better parent!! Not to mention I was able to actually ENJOY parenting instead of approaching it like a school subject.
Instead of relying on our instincts on parenting we let books tell us how to do it. We lose sight of the fact that EVERY child and EVERY parent is different! There’s no set way to parent. Sure there are some helpful guidelines but no one knows your child like you do! No one parents like you do. No two families are alike.
So instead of stressing about what we SHOULD be doing and not doing, let’s parent from the heart!! Don’t let a book tell you you’re doing it wrong if you think it’s right. 👶 💕
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