2007-06-21 07:35:16 · 23 answers · asked by Proud mother! 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Patience. It takes a WHOLE bunch!!
2007-06-21 07:37:45 · answer #1 · answered by Shelly M 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
For myself, becoming a mother of two beautiful little girls(21& 6 months old) it very challenging. I use to be a goer, always shopping and handing out. I use to feel worthless, and a shame. Just because I have two kids. Now, my whole aspect on life his changed. I have realize its more to life than those things. My daughters give me courage and belief that I can move forward in life. Just being active in there lives and seeing the smiles on there faces, it makes me whole!!!!
2007-06-21 14:48:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hello Marsh,
DEFINITELY the influence others have on your child, that you cannot control.
His mother lets him watch adult (PG-13 and R rated) films, listen to Kid Rock and watch adult t.v.
His neighbor has taught him a dozen colorful phrases.
His classmates, on the bus, taught him things I was planning to cover in the fifth grade, not kindergarten.
You can teach them good hygeine, a balanced diet, to read, to have good manners, to be aware of strangers, to hold your hand when crossing the street. But you can't raise them in a bubble. The outside influences are ever-present.
For me, this is the single greatest challenge of all.
2007-06-25 11:25:34 · answer #3 · answered by yoak 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it changes when your kids go through different deveopmental stages. My son is 5, so right now we are going through the defiant stage, he feels he is old enough to do certain things (ie, go in the boys room alone, ride his bike alone), but mommy and daddy say no. Then he says mean things to us, and gets punished. Most of the time its over in a few minutes, but he will sometimes get very upset, and then we have to escalate the punishment (send him to his room for 15 minutes, take away a favorite toy for a day). Its not fun to be the "bad guy" to someone you love!!!
2007-06-21 14:40:32 · answer #4 · answered by parental unit 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
watching your child find in her own place in the world and dealing with other girls being mean and backstabbing.
Her crying makes me cry. Trying to explain to a 11 year old that this all won't matter in a couple of years is hard
2007-06-21 15:35:05 · answer #5 · answered by Willow 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Letting them go.
It happens very often. After you teach them something, they learn it, then they move on to something else. Yes, I know you need patience but that in a sense is the fun part. The waiting for them to get it. It is only when you want them to hurry up and 'get it' that it makes us all pull our hair.
2007-06-21 14:46:25 · answer #6 · answered by Fred 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
For me mine are 16 to 22. So letting them make mistakes has been the biggest issue with me.
I want to mommy them and protect them at all cost.
But you can not. And the loss of control drives me nuts.
So, I guess relaxing is my answer. I still do not sleep thru the night. If one gets up for food I wake right up. Weird i know. but it installs in you to hear them. Even when you do not want to.
2007-06-21 14:53:31 · answer #7 · answered by charontheloose 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a parent, but I would guess it's the selflessness that's involved. A good parent cannot be selfish.
2007-06-21 14:43:29 · answer #8 · answered by Treblacram 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The daily sacrifices - sleep deprivation, the inability to have pretty things where you can see them, the inability to leave at a moment's notice or stay somewhere as long as you want.
2007-06-21 14:39:37 · answer #9 · answered by M L 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Honestly for me it's keeping my temper when they're throwing fits. There's time to be firm but not all the time and that's the hardest thing for me to realize.
2007-06-21 15:42:08 · answer #10 · answered by Melba 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Besides childbirth (LOL) honestly I would have to say getting all the snaps on their clothes done, correctly!! When I do that I feel like celebrating!!
2007-06-21 14:37:56 · answer #11 · answered by ? 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋