I'm a great mommy cuz...

amother

Fri, Feb 10 2012, 11:48 am

I'm not such a good mommy right now, but I'm better than I was a few months ago.

I'm finally learning how to be a better mommy to my "different" child.

MMCH

Fri, Feb 10 2012, 12:13 pm

im a good mommy bc....
I laugh at everything my dd does, even thgh she does it every 5 seconds..
I stoppped saying 'no' alll the time! working on that thgh..
when shes into everything, destroying my cabinets, the fridge, stealing cookies, I wait and watch her bc shes hilarious, instead of swooping in and taking her away

ii try reaally hard to patient, creative, and thoughtfullll!!

21young

Fri, Feb 10 2012, 12:17 pm

Thank you for this thread!
I try to set aside an hour a day exclusively with my baby, where I close the door to his room and just play with him, not taking phone calls etc.

suzyq

Fri, Feb 10 2012, 12:19 pm

Even when my baby wakes up several times a night, I still tell him how much I love him in the morning. And I mean it.

torquoise

Fri, Feb 10 2012, 12:35 pm

I'm a great mommy because I try to arrange things so I don't have to say "No" all the time (ie. babyproofing the house, not using computer, phone, camera in front of dd cuz I know she'll want them and break them)

and cuz every morning when 2 yr old comes to wake me up and pull off my blankets, she gets a kiss and smile and hello from me, even though that's the last thing I want to do at the moment (I'm not a morning person)

shlomitsmum

Fri, Feb 10 2012, 4:20 pm

I try to put myself in my kids shoes and see their perspective. (its hard work at times)
I apologize when wrong.
Pick my battles.
give unconditional love and support but also discipline and structure .

Ruchel

Sat, Feb 11 2012, 6:08 pm

I'm a great mommy cuz...

I don't try to be perfect nor do I expect perfection from my kids
I'm very involved in their chinuch and teach according to the child's rhythm not the school cursus
I teach limits, respect and that mom is a "person" too Wink

and it works bh
I'm home for them
I spoil, but not too much so the kid stays "likable" LOL

I davened to have them since I'm a kid myself
I offer an example of a stable loving couple and hopefully they will model the couple as first priority at home and have great SB iyh
I teach the difference between a friend and a parent (though dd says I'm her friend lol)
I encourage a child to do what he can do himself without help
I saved stuff from my childhood for my kids and keep all their stuff so they can give it to theirs! iyh

Ditto shlomitsmum!

yo'ma

Sat, Feb 11 2012, 6:52 pm

I'm a great mother because I teach them independence. I let them fend for themselves Smile

sunny90

Sun, Feb 12 2012, 3:46 am

I'm a great mommy because...
--I want them to spend time with their grandparents from chu"l and so we went to my IL's Israeli apt for Shabbos even though I know it's always chaotic for some reason and my baby finds it difficult to sleep there
--When my baby stayed up ALL FRIDAY NIGHT (yup, he never actually went to sleep. And this is a baby who at 5 mo is pretty good at falling asleep by himself at bedtime and sometimes even maybe sleeping through from 11 to 6!) I still cuddled and kissed him in the morning (after I handed him to my husband--who managed to sleep through all the screaming--for a few minutes so I could calm down)
--I try to come up with creative ideas and games for my DS to play
--I hate mess but I still bake with my 2 yo DS sometimes because he enjoys it so much! (although I do try to contain the mess as much as possible)
--I really try to see things from my toddler's POV (who wants to go to gan when there are toys to be played with at home? who WOULDN'T rather have a muffin than cereal for breakfast?) even when I have to say no to him. Although my DH thinks that I take it a little too much to heart.
--Even though children are messy, and annoying sometimes, and exhaust me, and don't necessarily make for the smoothest, easiest life--I still want more because I feel that that is how I will be fulfilling my potential, and the moments of nachas make up for all the craziness!
--I try to tell myself that I'm a great mommy. Even though a lot of the time I feel like I'm doing a terrible job. Because I guess if my kids are happy most of the time, and they're healthy, well fed, and generally clean, I mustn't be doing such a bad job after all!

Ema of 5

Wed, Feb 15 2012, 7:42 pm

im a great mommy for the simple reason that I love my kids more than anything in the world and would do anything for them

amother

Thu, Feb 23 2012, 2:09 pm

I'm letting my daughter host a sleepover even though its the last thing I need

Frenchfry

Tue, Apr 24 2012, 9:11 am

I need a boost, so I'm bringing back this thread.

I'm a great Mommy cuz when DD got in trouble in school yesterday, I gave her sympathy for her hard day, before we discussed what happened

chocolate chips

Tue, Apr 24 2012, 9:21 am

Im a great mum because even though I am making ds cry himself to sleep at night, in the morning he gets big kisses and I get out of bed to give him breakfast (although I wish I could stay in!)

brazilianmommy

Tue, Apr 24 2012, 9:44 am

im a great mommy because even when my DS wakes my up at 4am I hug and kiss him and let him snuggle with me till he falls asleep.

tweek

Tue, Apr 24 2012, 10:12 am

Even though ds is mad at me for a consenquence he received, I am not giving in because I know he needs to learn this lesson. Every bone in my body wants to give in, but I know I shouldn't and I am reminding him that I love him throughout this whole ordeal.