3 Big Parenting Mistakes That Will Make Everyday Harder And How You Can Shift To Enjoy Your Kids More

3 Big Parenting Mistakes That Will Make Everyday Harder And How You Can Shift To Enjoy Your Kids More

I've been supporting families for 15 years as a doula and relationship educator.

Here are 3 mistakes families make:

 

1. Always rush around and not allowing for time to slow yourself.

To stop this, spend some time each day tuning into your body. A simple way to do this is sit down on the floor and gently stretch your body.

 

2. Focus on the negative events in the day rather than the positive ones.

It's likely that 100 things are right for every 5 things that go wrong. It is GOOD to celebrate the little wins. Don't pass them by or you will be miserable.

 

3. Make all parenting decisions together and spend endless amounts of time TALKING.

If you do this you will get into many arguments. This is an area where you can divide up the responsibilities. One parent should not be calling all the shots, but it's not always good to beat all of the decisions into the ground. Trust your parenting partner and don't question or complain about the little stuff.

 

Adjust these 3 areas and you will have more space for your children which will deposit more positive moments into your day. When there is more positive moments little mistakes and upsets will be less impactful.

It's not always easy, but in this high pressure world with little to no support for parents, you have to do what you can.

Go and get it!!

Enjoy the family you have built.

 

Thanks for reading,

Amity