Lately dealing with Little Miss has been very difficult so I sat down and thought about advice or things I want to make sure I instill in her as she gets older... I LOVE HER WITH EVERYTHING and I know God is making me a stronger parent with all the struggles we face.
1.The world will try to get them to grow
up too fast and it’s your job to keep them girls as long as possible.
2. Saying sorry is a sign of strength not
a weakness
3. No prayer request is ever too small for
god nor too silly or embarrassing to share.
4. Encourage and support their
relationship with their father. They need you as their mother so much but they
need to know a man loves them so they don’t fall for a boy pretending too.
5. Teach them the
value of saving money so that hopefully someday they wont have to depend on
anyone to take care of them financially. As Little Miss gets older I hope I can
help here with this
6. Be careful how you talk about your body
in front of them. You will become their example for how women should few their
bodies. So speak kindly about yourself in front of them. I also try to limit
body teasing or talking negatively about weight as much as I can in front of my
daughter. I know she will start to notice and I want to have fitness a part of
our lives and be an active family.
7. Protect them but also teach them
to stick up for themselves. The world needs more strong women. My daughter
knows I’ve got her back but she has to give dealing with a problem a couple
tries before I step in.
8. Compliment your
daughter on things other than her beauty or appearance. She needs to know there
is more to her self worth than beauty. So tell her she’s smart or funny or
kind. Things that wont fade with time.
9. Set boundaries
in your life with how people treat you. So that she can watch you and learn to
do the same. We are their greatest teachers and they learn from what we do more
than what we say. So if you are strong and demand being treated well there is a
better chance she will grow up and do the same.
10. Follow your
own dreams and passions. Set the example that what you love to do is important
so that she will believe in her own dreams and passions. It’s why I share with
her my blogging goals and achievements so she can know that I have goals and
things I do that I work hard to be proud of.
11. Music makes everything better!!!!!
12. Love family date nights.. Make time for family time :) making memories will last a life time!!
