Well, parents and offspring of Reddit are sharing their bits and pieces of wisdom in response to the question what aspects of your parenting journey do you wish you could’ve changed? after having given their all, yet the kids turned out less than desirable in terms of compassion and being a good person.
Scroll down to see what folks shared from their experience as well as our interview with Sarah Ockwell-Smith, parenting expert and author of The Gentle Parenting Book.
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As a parent, you’re expected to juggle swords that are on fire while riding a unicycle on a tightrope above a pit of snakes. The swords are your kids’ demands, the unicycle is your sanity and the tightrope—your patience. Oh, and the pit of snakes? That’s the rest of life’s challenges.
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“Most of us have been deeply conditioned by our own upbringings. We think we are choosing how to parent our own children and setting our own family rules, but actually most of us are simply repeating patterns of how we ourselves were raised as children,” elaborated Sarah Ockwell-Smith.
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“Something has to give and it’s usually our ability to control our own emotions. When parents are dysregulated, the chances of raising calm and respectful children is massively limited,” added Ockwell-Smith.
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And Ockwell-Smith notes that one of the biggest misconceptions out there is the expectation of quick results.
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When asked about it, Ockwell-Smith confirmed that it is never too late to be kinder and more respectful to your kids, no matter how old they are. In fact, it’s never too late to be kinder to other adults as well.
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If you support your child by boosting their self-esteem, praising them for the things they do right and well, making time for them and paying attention to their needs and achievements, all the while setting reasonable and flexible boundaries, modeling the right behavior and loving them unconditionally, you’ll be an amazing parent—no doubt about it.
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If not, then why not check out some parenting hacks to supplement what you’ve learned here today and check out the rest of the list on the original AskReddit thread.
And be sure to visit Sarah Ockwell-Smith’s website for articles, books (including The Gentle Parenting Book), videos, and more on all things parenting, and be sure to follow her on her socials (Facebook, X, Instagram, and YouTube).
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