Tips on Motherhood!

Motherhood is a blessing but this comes with a lot of responsibilities,whether you are a full time house wife or a career woman,taking care of the kids at any age can be challenging. Here are some tips to help you be a SUPER MOM.

1.Stay true to yourself; You don’t have to give up your own passions and interests once you become a mom. It’s important that you find time for what YOU love to do. Reading, writing, exercising – make these a priority and find a way to incorporate those into your routine. Easier said than done, I know, but you should at least aim to keep doing what you love, even if you don’t get to do it as often as before. If you take care of your own needs, you will be happier and will function better as a mom.

2.Be Patient. Raising kids is hard work. Kids are noisy, messy and incredibly demanding. Yes, you will lose your patience once in a while. But for the most part, try to take a deep breath and see them for the small, helpless people that they are bearing also in mind that you were once a child.

3.Listen to your children;Communication does not just mean talking all the time but listening. Often times,mothers tend to assume that they know more than their kids do, which is true to some extent of course, so do not really bother to listen. In addition,they often act as problem-solvers, dishing immediate advice,when all they need is to listen to them. This is wrong. Children need a listening ear to hear even the smallest detail that might seem irrelevant to you,and not an advice especially when not sought for.

4.Teach them simplicity;You will do your kids good, if you teach them at a young age to avoid associating happiness with the accumulation of material possessions.

The younger they are, the more likely they are to listen to you, so start early before peer presure sets in.

5. Teach them self-esteem; Self-esteem is one of the most important gift that a mother can give her kids.A person with a high self-esteem values herself and will not get into, or stay in,an abusive relationship. A person with high self-esteem is more likely to be happy and to reach her full potential. But how exactly do you teach your kids self-esteem? It is simple! Show them you value them, by spending quality time with them, and by talking and listening to them.

6.Teach them to be self-reliant. Sometimes it is very tempting to help your children in a way that robs them of the opportunity to help themselves. At every developmental stage your child reaches, they can do things themselves.If you do it for them, you are not really helping, but holding them back.Gently teach them independence and let them do what they can do, and what is appropriate for them to do. The sense of accomplishment that comes with being independent is immensely important for a child.

7.Laugh and have fun! When you’re a mom, it’s easy to become so absorbed in the logistics of taking care of your kids that you forget to relax and have fun. But kids are fun. They give you a wonderful opportunity to be a child all over again, and to do things that you never thought you would do as an adult and see the world through their innocent, curious eyes! Note that play is important in the development of a child,and you have got to be happy to make your children happy!!! Beautiful day to all the super moms and would-be-moms....

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Add this to your list:

Teach them self control
Discipline them when necessary
Don't rush and hush them

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Nna meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehn. . . .
Without 'fatherhood'. . . .
Na waste of time and a whole lot of work!
Over to 'fatherhood' jare!
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