Everybody has some kind of advice for parents. We get it from our own parents, the in-laws, friends who don’t have kids, friends who have 10 kids and everyone else. Sometimes it can be really difficult to pick out what to listen and what to forget. Recently, I read a list of parenting advice from a woman who runs a business helping parents connect with seminars and groups that help in their journey through parenting.
Here are a few pieces of advice from her. You can read all of them by clicking here.
There is no such thing as perfect. Perfection is relative, and it doesn’t really exist. Sometimes enough is just enough… it isn’t perfect. But it’s good enough.
“A child who has not been bandaged has not been well parented.” Children need to struggle, sometimes fall down.
Let your child hate you. Part of growing up is being mad, sometimes fiercely mad at your parents. It won’t last. So don’t let it hurt your feelings.
“Trust your instincts” may not work. Actually, some people can…but if you haven’t spent time around babies or young children, if you’re a first time parent, or if babies and young children aren’t your thing, it’s hard to have instincts about what to do.
The surest way to make life difficult for your child is to make it too easy for him. Need I say more?
What are your best and worst pieces of parenting advice?
