@SoulfullyAButterfly
Be aware that you can't be perfect... you will mess up, and it's okay. Acknowledge your vulnerability and make it a way to get closer to your spouse and child rather than going on an endless guilt trip.
My son has been lying alot recently, I started telling him I knew when he lied because his ears turn red. Now he covers his ears when he lies, and he's learning to be honest without me having to investigate everything. This works on younger kids though and it's helped alot with his behavior!
My favorite parenting tips/hacks is to keep a tote in my trunk full of extra stuff for my kids in case of an emergency and to simply have it on hand. My To-Go Tote consists of quick grab and go snacks, juice pouches and bottled waters, blankets, flash lights, a few toys and activities to keeps my kids occupied, portable DVD player with movies, extra set of clothes both warm and cold weather and a First Aid kit.
Don't yell and get angry at your children as their math or Their physics grade are low, cuz one of them actually a genius in art, acting, football, or even singing.
*whispers*
If your kids are wearing headphones, tap them on the shoulder to get their attention - don't yell half-way across the house and expect them to hear you over their games, music or YT videos.
@SoulfullyAButterfly Earlier I forgot to add the most important "hack" of all:
"If you can't feed 'em, don't breed 'em."
That doesn't just apply in the literal meaning, either. Parenting is not for everyone, as it requires certain personality traits in abundance...I suspect that more than anything else, parenting requires tremendous patience & a sense of balance: knowing when to discipline strictly & when to let things slide, when to listen to your kid's truths & knowing when (s)he is feeding you 🐮💩 (& so not to take it seriously), etc. If you don't possess these characteristics; if you cannot afford to keep a growing child fed & in clothes & shoes; if you just can't spare the time & attention a child needs to learn & grow...then don't pop out a baby. Because all you'll do is screw up his/her life as well as your own. Then the kid will hate you once (s)he grows up & realizes what a mess you made.
@SoulfullyAButterfly
When you are at the pool/water park/splash pad etc get in with the kids don't just sit in the lawn chair and watch them watch you..... We are more inclined to swim and play when we see you do it. Monkey see monkey do
