Have you ever had these thoughts of “how am I raising my child, am I harming my child”? As an influencer, you want to impact positively.
The second guessing that goes into parenting. “Am I too strick, not strick enough? Should I have ground him instead of letting this one slide?”
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First off, you are normal if you are having these thoughts. This means you care deeply and are wanting to have a positive influence on your child.
With a watchful eye, I’m sure you’ve seen other parents “parenting” and wondered how their child will turn out in the long run (in the future).
Then you think — who am I to judge? Yet you judge yourself! This is positive as you are reflecting on your influence; how you raise your child, the values you instill within each of them, all hoping and praying each will be productive citizens.
But am I harming my child? Am I embarassing them too much? Am I making them be more “needy” than helpful? Am I creating a monster?
How am I rubbing off on them? How much of my good traits are they getting verses my bad traits?
It’s good to have reflection, but it needs to be a healthy reflection. We can get a little extreme ourselves. And be extra tough on ourselves too.
Sometimes we have to lighten up. We aren’t going to get it all right. We aren’t perfect. And you are doing the best you can. Of course, we can always improve.
One thing we need to watch out for is bullying ourselves. Yes! You heard me correctly. Stop bulling yourself. Stop beating yourself up. That doesn’t help anyone, especially you.
Stop the self-bullying!
How do you get out of the cycle of self-bullying?
The K.I.S.S. ~ Knock the nonsense!
- Set boundaries for yourself. You know your tendencies, your hiccups, your triggers.
- Look forward. Where do you want to go?
- Embrace the messy.
- BONUS: Love you! And love them right where they’re at.
“One step at a time leads to miles of greatness!”
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