Parenting isn’t meant to be this hard … but it really is!
How do we simplify childhood, parenting and amplify connection, learning and fun?
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Is the weight of motherhood, the dishes, the laundry getting too much? Then actually playing with your child just too much? Where do you even start? With as little as 5 minutes a day and using what you already own, Tiffany will walk you through play, learning, child development and surviving parenting toddlers. A teacher of 15 years, Tiffany is walking the the talk as she raises her 2 girls with playfully with love and respect.
Why our words matter and which ones we avoid as parents
Words we are avoiding
We're going to talk about some words that we don't say in our house. And I'm not talking about swear words, or anything like that. You know what I mean? No, stop and be careful. These are the things you say when your kids are trying something new, or doing something dangerous. It's a reflex for us as parents to use these words, but I want to share why we stopped saying them.
Why do our words matter as parents?
Our words matter because they become the inner voice of our children. Our words matter because it sets the tone for how we run our families. And our words become our beliefs which become actions. So changing words is a small, one of the small things we can do that have such a profound and long lasting effect on our parenting and our kids. So today, we're going to dive deep into some words that as a family we actually avoid: no, stop and be careful!
Surviving Parenting when Illness Knocks
Parenting is tough. Parenting is exhausting, and it is hard. And it's 10 billion times worse when you're sick or your kids are sick. I made that fact up, but I think the sentiment remains. So this episode we're going to dive deep into how to parent in survival mode.
What is it about childhood that we are simplifying?
Has anyone told you that parenting is simply about getting back to the good old days? I mean, didn't we live in harmony and land of make believe when we were children? Weren't our parents better than the ones today? And wasn’t it simpler?
So I don't often get caught up in the online discussion of "how it use to be". I'm so happy that far more families today have access to clean water and our access to education amongst other thing ... yet as a parent even I feel myself saying "they don't make them like they used to" –a bit cliched but still kinda true- BUT...is that all there is to simplifying childhood? Should we just be celebrating nostalgia and wishing for a simpler time or should we be actively looking at our current ways of doing things and aiming to improve what we can?
Because I get why parents want to simplify their children's childhood. They see their children being pushed, pulled and expected to do so much by so many. They see the physical toll it is taking on their children, and they wonder if those magic years are being stolen from them in order for their children to compete in some future world that may or may not exist.
As mothers we have expectations on how easy parenting should be or how much our little one should be learning and growing. But what if there is no right or wrong way to do things or if one thing is not better than another? Want to try a different approach?
