11/02/2022
Just for the record, mom is always right 😌
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Parenting is hard, mostly because when situations come up and you’re supposed to just know what to do. 🤷🏻♀️ Unless you have every single parenting book memorized 📚, have a PhD in human psychology and childhood development, have a crystal ball 🔮, and know how to cast spells 🪄, there is no way you are ready for all the scenarios parenthood will throw at you. If you have a partner in parenting, things can get even more complicated, because their idea of parenting principles will differ from yours. 🤌🏼
When it comes to your parenting decisions, your kids need to see you as a united front. 🤝🏼 The minute they see that one of you disagrees with the other parent, they will think they’ve found the escape route. 🛟 And instead of hearing what one parent is saying, they are now trying to figure out how to escape the situation with your help. 🆘 This is not helpful, nor conducive to the conversation. For situations where you may disagree but don’t want to undermine the other person, create a safe word, and agree on what you expect to happen once you hear it. 🗣
{I still believe that parents need to have conflicts in front of kids. Show them the healthy way to disagree with someone or even how to argue. More importantly show them how to resolve a conflict, how to apologize and forgive, and model healthy communication. But that’s a topic for another day. 📌}
Our safe word is ‘Gwen Stefani’. If you can guess the reason, drop your guesses below in comments. 😏
What would your safe word be? 💡
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