19/08/2023
Posted • When you nurture your child in these ways you build their self-confidence, self-esteem, and self-worth - Essentially, you’re nurturing affects how your child values themselves, experience you and others, and engages with the world.
When you nurture your child with love, respect, boundaries, patience and kindness and encourage them each step of the way, please keep at the center that the goal isn’t to only teach them to be kind, respectful, loving, and patient but it’s to also give them the experience of how it FEELS to be nurtured in fullness.
Every night after putting your child to bed, say out loud to yourself, “How did I make my child FEEL?” You’ll find that it’s very hard to not sit back and reflect on your words and actions.
Be mindful what you say and how you say it, because your child will do the same. Be mindful of your actions and behavior because your child will do the same. How you are as a parent sends powerful messages to your child.
The most important step you can take to becoming more mindful is committing to nurturing yourself. Say “I love you” to yourself first thing in the morning and throughout the day. Let the words “I love you” be the words you say before falling asleep. Offer yourself respect because this is how you will show others the respect you know is rightfully yours. First, you need to respect yourself. Set your boundaries and make them clear. When you do, you build authentic relationships that honor who you are. Be patient with yourself and give yourself a lot of grace and forgiveness. We make mistakes, we sometimes fall short but patience will help us know that we can take our time to reach our goal. Be kind to yourself with words of affirmation. It’s far too easy to knock ourselves down with unkind thoughts and words. Choose to build yourself up with kindness. Encourage yourself everyday and be your biggest fan. You deserve it! You are worth it! When you do, you'll find that nurturing your child in all these nourishing ways will happen naturally because you will be living it!