The moment we become parent our life changes in a positive way, right?
It's a divine feeling to see a child growing day by day. How they learn every single thing, how they explore the world, how they experience things; everything adds great value to our life.
My son's coloring book
Parenting a tough job for sure. But the only thing that makes it easy for us is the unconditional love from our children. Especially in this pandemic, making sure the development and mental health of our kids became tougher. They are stuck inside the home, they can't explore the world the way they deserve it. So we as a parent have to put extra effort to make sure their happiness.
I would not say I'm doing this successfully and I'm the best mom. No, I know I have many lacking. I can't spend quality time the amount I sould, I also sometimes can't resist myself but show anger. You may know how hard it is to handle a toddler/grown-ups tantrum. It's hard to hold back our temper sometimes. But one thing I can say, I'm trying my best to give my 4 years old son attention, love, and support.
You don't have to prove to be a perfect parent. Believe me, you are doing great. And if you feel like you need help then it's totally fine. We all need help at some point in our parenthood.
His first drawing at the age of 2.5 years. I have saved it to show him when he grows up.
I believe if we take care of our mental health then it would be a lot easier to help each other; our spouse and our kids to have a healthy life. Because I have experienced that when I feel low I become more negative about everything. And this affects every one of us negatively. This is why staying positive as a parent is way more necessary.
We can spend quality time together with our kids, talk & listen to them actively, involve with them in their activities. Hopefully, this will help us to fight this Covid stress. And investing ourselves positively in parenting can bring more joy to parenting.
Parenthood is awesome, enjoy every second of it!
