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I would have to say the best parent advice I was given was go with your gut, it's not always what you read or what people tell you that is important, it is how you feel and what you feel is right for your children and family....
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ReplyDeleteJust for fun, the best parenting advice I have received is listen to what your kids say. Really listen and let them feel like they have a choice in the discussion.
I was told to "trust my baby and trust myself". And not to read anything on the Internet.
ReplyDeleteLove your kids. Take time to spend with them and give them your attention. They are only young for a little while.
ReplyDeleteBe attentive and present. Don't wish away this short season in life. You will look back and realise it was the most important thing you did.
ReplyDeletewhat a great product this is for green mamas! i'm only 6 weeks into motherhood and things are flying by, so the advice i'm trying to live by right now is to try
ReplyDeleteto live in the moment — things get crazy but those crazy times will make for the
best and funniest memories.
You know, once my sister said something - a regret she had about raising her kids. She said her house was always spotless and organized, and she regretted not spending more time with her kids. So, as much as a messy, disorganized house, with many projects to be completed drives Me NUTS, I try not to fret, I really, honestly try to soak every single moment in. I know it sounds cheesy. They get an embarrassing amount of hugs and kisses, and quality time. I've been told by every mama and papa how quickly time goes. So I'm treasuring it. I get one shot. I'm taking too many pictures, giving too many kisses, helping them be their healthiest, happiest, most confident, smartest selves. (so my advice I liked was from reading between the lines of what other parents told me)
ReplyDelete@Josi absolutely right!! My hubby hates when toys are scattered about the house but I just let it happen and I "spy" when they play to see/hear the amazing imaginations they have in those wonderful innocent minds.
ReplyDeleteBeing a parent is hard but so is being a kid ~ you're both new at this and learning this gig. Give not only your children but also yourself permission to make mistakes; real growth comes in learning from them together ;)
ReplyDeleteBe patient. Enjoy your new baby and all that goes along with it because time will fly by and this is a such a special time.
ReplyDeleteHi, my advice would be that you really do not need to take anybody's advice. Trust your own instincts and a few valued friends or relatives.
ReplyDeleteI'm repeating, but being told to trust my instincts, was a very important message. There is so much information on what to do and how to do it. People will tell you what they did, and in some cases, even judge the way you do things. Surrounding yourself with positive people is important. Avoiding "energy vampires" (negative people that will weight you down).. and remembering, "The only constant is change." Understanding that so much happens during the first years. Things change very quickly, very fast!
ReplyDeleteThanks trailmomma! It's definitely tough but worth it- to interact, or observe!
ReplyDeleteThe best advice I was ever given was to "enjoy them while they're small. Time goes so quickly that you'll miss these stages." The other thing I was told a lot is that IT DOES GET EASIER. That was hard to believe at first, but now that my son is 18 months and I look back, it's so true :)
ReplyDeleteEven in the most challenging times, take it slow..."this too shall pass!" I think of this often as my two-year-old tests her boundaries.
ReplyDeleteThe best advice I received about parenting was to do what works for your family, stop worrying about what everyone else is doing or thinks you should be doing. Do what works and be confident about it!
ReplyDeleteTeach your child to be considerate and love them with all you've got! :D
ReplyDeleteThe best advice is to always trust your instincts, you are the one that knows your child best so you just know if something is awry.
ReplyDeleteTo trust your own instincts...,you know your baby best and to sleep when baby sleeps if you can.
ReplyDeleteBest advice was to enjoy it as it comes. Love them and don't worry about spoiling babies - you can't!
ReplyDeleteRemember to take the time to care for your self as well. :)
ReplyDeleteSo, so many wonderful pieces of advice here! The best piece of advice I received came before I even gave birth. Someone told me to only make room for the good news stories. So, even at the risk of offending people, I wold stop them in their tracks if they were about to fill me with their birthing/parenting "horror story". I KNOW that doing this set me up mentally to have the birth I hoped to have, all natural with just good people and my husband catching the baby. I still hold onto this advice as I navigate through parenthood, focusing on the positive as much as possible (wow, she's got good healthy lungs! said at 3am during a teething fit) and insisting on the same from all my peeps. Especially when they are sharing their time and space with our little Harper Pie. Besides this, I also subscribe to the "they are only little once" mantra, as cliche as it may have become. This is especially important to me after losing my own mother to cancer as a young child. I wish I had had more time with her, time I'll never (and she'll never) get back.
ReplyDeleteBest advice I got (but sadly didn't take until 4 years later)... YOU FIRST then the BABY/CHILD.
ReplyDeleteie: Feed, wash, love, etc YOURSELF... then that will out pour onto your baby/family/mothering.
My mom always said: "You are no use if you are dead, Julie. Take care of yourself!"
My favourite piece of advice would be to cherish every moment. Enjoy every minute with your little one. Laugh alot and Smile even more,. Enjoy laughing, singing, dancing, crying, playing, sleeping, eating and so on with your baby because before you know it they'll be all grown up. Don't be afriad to sneek a peak of your sleeping baby. Spend your days smiling and not only teaching and raising your child(ren) but learning from them as well. And lastly, TAKE PHOTOS and show them off and admire them :) Cheers
ReplyDeleteThere's so much great parenting advice out there...I think one of the best piece's of advice is to just "be"...be present, be there for your children, be yourself, be postive, be in the moment...but most of all let THEM "be"! Lead them with love and posititivity, but let them find their way in life, let them figure out what they love and what is important to them! Let them grow up to be who they want, not who someone else wants or expects them to be...and be there to support in every step of the way:)! And I agree, take LOTS of pictures!!! Our little ones grow and change way too fast!
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