The Forgotten Ingredient is LOVE

Love 

The forgotten element is love. We say that we love our children but yet we don't act as if we do. We yell at them, hover around them, diminish  them  in front of others and often lie to them . We would be horrified if we knew that we were doing these things.   We often have the best intentions and yet we still do. And  then we wonder why our kids are sad, unhappy and acting out. What if we realized early on that our children are our perfect mirrors and whatever is going on with them is important for us, as well. We will not be able to parent effectively looking at our beautiful mirrors more closely.

Parenting is Complicated

Its complicated!

Everything feels complicated right now. I know that each generation thinks that their lifes were easier and simpler than the current one. Yet, I believe that when I was growing up and even when my kids, in their thirties now, had an easier time of it than current children Perhaps the dividing line is the accessiblity of the internet. Certainly, when I was parenting I looked to my family, friends  and to my favorite parenting books to inform me about how to raise my kids. Now, we ask Alexa to tell us how long should my baby sleep or why is she crying so much and when should she talk?