You are already an excellent mother, but if you want to become even better this year, you can try 10 simple things that will make your motherhood more interesting.Photo: Getty Images

1. Take time to your favorite

This may make you feel guilty, butIn fact, it's a must, considering how much time you spend with your kids and their various activities. Plus, cooking, keeping the house clean, and worrying about everything. If you take a little time for yourself every day or even every week, you'll be a great mom. Get a manicure every month, take a walk around the block after dinner, soak in the tub after the kids are asleep, do whatever it takes to recharge your batteries, and come back to your kids calm and energized for the day.

2. Turn off the phone more often

While everyone is arguing about how muchtime children can be allowed to spend in front of a screen, most parents don’t pay attention to how much time they themselves spend on their devices and the fact that children undoubtedly notice whether mom is focused on them or on her gadget. Set aside a realistic time each day to turn off your phone and make real connections with your children.

3. Discard some mugs

While it is tempting to fill a child's day withBy engaging in a variety of activities that will teach them new things, enrich their knowledge, and complement what they are learning at school, it is also important for everyone to take a break every now and then. For you, this means less time spent driving your child to and from music school, karate classes, science clubs, and soccer tournaments, and for your children, it means a chance to relax and recharge, play with their siblings, and spend time with you. Most importantly, everyone will feel less stressed.Photo: Getty Images

4. Asking children questions that provide meaningful answers

That is, the traditional exchange of remarks:"How was school?" "Fine" doesn't do anyone any good. Whether you're at family dinner or meeting your child at the door after school, frame your questions in ways that make them think and elicit honest, meaningful responses.

5. Listen carefully to their answers

Sometimes children are just bursting with desiretell you something. Listening carefully to them can help you better understand their needs and even learn things that are going on in their lives that you had no idea about. And knowing that you are always there to listen to them will make them more likely to come to you with their good and bad news.

6. Do not strive for excellence

Don't compare yourself to other parents - not evenperfect mom bloggers, nor the cool moms in your class. Perfect moms do not exist in nature. The sooner you realize this, the easier it will be for you to fulfill your parental responsibilities and simply be a good mom to your children.

7. Praise children

In a world where saying no is easier than saying"Yes", it is important to raise children so that they do not think that negativity has a high price. Words of encouragement will be remembered by children for many years, and it is necessary to choose such expressions that will help them to be proud of themselves and overcome difficult times.Photo: Getty Images

8. Stop doing everything for the sake of children

Overprotective parenting is harmful in the long runin the end. If they are bored, let them figure out what to do themselves, if they are hungry, show them how to make light snacks. Don't rush to help them with their homework, but on the contrary, give them manageable tasks around the house.

9. Create a new tradition

This could be a celebration every six months before a birthday, or watching a favorite movie every vacation. This will make everyone happy and joyful.

10. Allowing children to remain children

Let your children remain small andfree as long as they have the right to be, and enjoy this time with them. Stop to admire every pebble on the road, answer their endless questions ("Why is the sky blue?") and play with them if they call you, because, unfortunately, this will not always be the case.

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