Hey mama! 8 signs you’re doing a great job raising your kids
If you’re having one of those days where there’s dirt tracked through every room in the house, piles of books on every surface, cupboards with contents spilling out and kids whining that they’re bored, then I know you’re an amazing parent.
Sure, being a parent is about setting healthy boundaries and saying no when necessary, but it’s also about exposing our children to the richness of life and letting them get dirty in the process. Here are eight things you’re doing right with your parenting.
2. You read their favourite book to them over and over
There is no love like the love of a parent who hears the dreaded words “Read it again!”, grits their teeth and turns back to the beginning of the book. Again. And again. Reading aloud to your child as they snuggle by your side is doing wonderful things in their brain. Shared reading experiences help children develop language and literacy skills, but they also enable even tiny children to make sense of the world around them. And there’s nothing like reading together to strengthen the bond of security and intimacy between the two of you.