This is My Story,
I was a working mom and single parent after my husband died of ALS when my oldest was in college. Starting out, I had received a Master’s Degree in Education while beginning to raise 4 of my own. Later, I retired after 38 years as an elementary school principal/second grade/kindergarten teacher, and now, while their parents work, I keep 9 of my 10 grandkids (12 counting my 2 step grandkids). Currently my oldest grandchild is 14 and the youngest is 8; they all love to read. Through the years of raising kids, teaching kids, and babysitting grandkids, I developed and uses some effective activities and approaches while being a parent, single parent and grandparent.
I now understand why I was so tired. But, if I made it through and raised 4 college graduates, know that you can learn and do some remarkable things that you have no idea you are capable of doing today.
Mom, what keeps you awake at night? Let me know below:
What’s Ahead
Importance of Being a Parent
“Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.”
Albert Einstein
Being a good parent involves having the desire to be a good parent. After that, it’s just a matter of taking each day at a time, learning and enjoying the journey. There are some basics we need to understand as parents which involve the following: P – Perseverance A – Awareness R – Reading E – Empathy N – No T – Transition