As parents, it’s easy to get caught up in the daily grind and forget what it was like to be a kid. The worries and stresses of adulthood often overshadow the simple joys and fears we once experienced in our own childhoods. However, taking a moment to step into our children’s shoes and remembering what it felt like to be their age can make a significant difference in how we understand and respond to them.
It also helps to reflect on your childhood and recognize the things from your childhood you want to pass on to your child and what you want to undo. This is how we continuously raise future generations that are better than those past and undo generational trauma.
To me; this is the greatest gift we can give our children: Self-growth and self-insight as humans and as parents.
⭐️If you’re looking for tips on this, check out the PedsDocTalk Podcast episode "Re-parenting ourselves as we parent our son (conversation with my husband)" available wherever you get your podcasts. In it, my husband and I discuss ways we are working on ourselves as we parent our children. Change is possible, and working on yourself is just as important as investing time in your children.⭐️
Do you have a hard time remembering what it’s like to be a kid? Or do you have parenting patterns you’re working on changing? Share below and let’s encourage one another to never stop striving to be better 🌱💞
Quote cred: The incredible Mr. Rogers
23 июн 2024
