What are your parenting strengths?

[PrincessFiona]

Back pats and accolades only. We're all doing many things right!

[MrsK]

Thanks. Now, why is it so hard to think of something? It's so much easier to criticize.

DrK and I are both very affectionate with our kids. We love participating in creative play with them. We'll all sit around the dinner table and pretend to toss around an invisible ball. We talk to our kids and listen to them. The kids do chores and mind their manners. I'm a strong advocate for my special needs kid. I apologize to my kids when I mess up; they know I'm human with human limitations. I make time for each of them to have me to themselves.

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[HouseofWool]

Somehow, I have raised very sweet and kind kids. Not entirely sure how that happened.

[SoonerTexan]

What are your parenting strengths?

My kids are really affectionate and excellent cuddlers. Really, it's a skill. I think we do a good job meeting their emotional needs

[OrionGrad]

I'm very consistent and big on developing routines, which helps DS feel confident and secure in knowing what to expect.
DH is the "fun" parent who likes to throw wrenches into my routines sometimes, but overall I think we balance each other out nicely.

[mommax3]

DH and I are consistent in how we parent and our boys know they can't play us one against the other. We are also good at seeing our boys as very different individuals and parenting them according to what they need, rather than a one-size-fits all approach.

[alison]

I'm good at getting shit done. I'm on my own around 3-4 bedtimes out of the week, and can get both kids down, M's lunch made, kitchen cleaned up from dinner, and house tidied up in 40 minutes. I've only got two though!

[Bittersweet]

I think I do a good job of going with the flow and not sweating the small stuff. I'm also pretty patient with toddler/preschooler antics and rarely lose my cool.

[OrionGrad]

I think I do a good job of going with the flow and not sweating the small stuff.

I really need to work on this.

[TulipsAndSunscreen]

I think I do a good job of going with the flow and not sweating the small stuff. I'm also pretty patient with toddler/preschooler antics and rarely lose my cool.

How? Did you learn this or is it your natural personality?

[samssugarmomma]

I'm super patient and my kids know that when they have something "important" to say that I'm going to listen and pay attention. I think its awesome to hear what they think is important at these young ages. It cracks me up everyday!

I'm also raising them as individuals and not using a 'one size fits all' approach when it comes to incentives, discipline, etc.

My kids know that once mommy has said that something is going to happen - it is going to happen - be it a treat or a punishment.

[Pollyanna]

I'm very calm and patient. That goes a long way in parenting for the long haul.

[ladymoreta]

I also think my biggest strength is being calm and not losing my temper. I am also really good at "The Look".

[Bittersweet]

How? Did you learn this or is it your natural personality?

I think not sweating the small stuff and going with the flow is natural for me. I have low standards, to be honest.

Not losing my temper/staying calm is harder. However, due to issues with my family of origin, establishing a calm and emotionally safe home is incredibly important to me and I vowed that I wouldn't allow myself to fly off the handle. A fake it tell you make it strategy has been key. I also do my best to stack the deck in my favor (in my case: doing whatever it took to get everyone sleeping through the night, a solid nap/quiet time schedule, and exercise). Even so, there's been some days I've had to lock myself in the bathroom for a minute to prevent yelling their little faces off. None of us are perfect. Lord knows, I have a lot to improve.

[diggitydot]

I think I'm pretty decent at walking the kids through their own introspection, which also helps them recognize and navigate the weird social shit with their peers.