Something Different!

Parenthood! Motherhood! Fatherhood! Parent! Mother! Father! Caregiver! So many WORDS  are used to describe this important role and they can mean different things depending on who  is saying them. Being a parent doesn’t always carry with it knowing what to do. Most of the  time, we do what we know and we know it because it’s how we were parented. Sometimes  what we know isn’t the best thing to do. It might not be the wrong thing to do, but there might  be a different way to do the things we do with our children that will make life better for them might help them learn better, grow better, think better. We might be scared to be a different  type of parent; our friends and family might get angry with us, or talk about us, or give us a  hard time. Doing something different takes courage…so as you learn a different way to do  something, try not to think about “how will I do this from now on?” Instead, try to do it one  hour at a time, and then one morning at a time; one night at a time, one dinner at a time, one  bedtime at a time, one school day at a time. And they turn into days, and then weeks and months and years and before you know it, you are doing things differently, and it is all turning  out ok! Now don’t you feel better? We will be sharing some different parenting tools that  might be something you want to try out! Stay tuned!