Motherly Advice
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- April
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I was at a family gathering this weekend and Judy, one of my husband’s cousins, asked me an interesting question: What’s the best piece of advice you’ve gotten as a mom? In the past nine months, I’ve gotten quite a bunch. For me, I’d have to say the best advice is: Do what works for you. Mothering, well parenting really, challenges you in so many different ways and it’s so easy to second-guess yourself on everything from organic food to antibiotics to the color of shoelaces. When I start feeling insecure about something I remember those wise words do what works for you which, in came from—guess who?—my mother.
What advice has helped you survive as a mom?
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on Monday, April 9th, 2007 at 1:57 pm by Mary Lynn Mitcham.
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My best advice is: DONT COMPARE YOUR KID TO OTHER KIDS! It is SO easy to start trying to keep up with the Joneses in regard to what your child is doing or how “advanced” he or she is. Some kids will be writing their names before they are three – others will still not be potty trained by four! The important thing to remember is that your child will develop at his or her own rate. The BEST thing you can do for them is to encourage them to enjoy their childhood and to make learning “fun” without pressure.
I had some friends over once and their 3 year old was playing a computer game. As he played both his parents sat on the couch and called out, “Go LEFT Noel! No, no, no, no – LEFT! Now go UP! Now RIGHT!” They got sooooooooooo frustrated when he would mix it up. Finally I told them that it was just a game, at which point the dad says, “But he KNOWS this!” Which just showed me that they were LESS interested in teaching their son right from left than they were in showing off his “talents” to my husband and myself.
Life is full of pressure, you don’t need to experience it as a toddler. And remind yourself: your son or daughter won’t be heading off to high school unable to count or use the potty!
The best advice I ever got was to find a good babysitter (grandma doesn’t count) and get your kids used to being with a babysitter at an early age. If you wait too long you get the tantrums… and all parents need some down time once in a while. Of course, finding the good babysitter was the hard part – but it’s worth the effort.
Laugh. A lot. And remember it all goes by in an instant.
Maybe from Miss Mary Lynn herself: don’t let medical people push you around! Some people in the hospital were just overbearing, and we’re getting used to asking lots of questions.
I want to second what Stephen said and add grandparents, friends, etc. The best advice I got was to ask lots of questions and form my own educated decisions. People who insist that their is only one way to do things are showing their insecurities with other opinions. As long as it is not dangerous, do hat seems right and works for you.
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