Parents know all too well that raising children is no easy feat.
Here are a few thingsallparents do, but will never,everadmit to.
Don’t tell anyone we told you.
Nevertheless, as parents, we don’talwayspractice what we preach.
Call it deceit, we say it’s keeping the magic of childhood alive.
Vicki Hoefle, a parent educator and author, agrees.
“It’s upholding traditions that are important to you.”
All parents bend the screen-time rules
Parents may set out with strict plans for limiting screen time.
While it’s admirable to keep technology to a minimum, it’s also notentirelyrealistic.
Screens in all their forbidden glory can essentially distract (okay, babysit!)
the kiddos for a bit.
It’s all good.
Sleep deprivation will make you do far crazier things.
And, as advised by the experts atParents, take turns so both parents can get adequate rest.
She further revealed, “Keeping my sanity is beneficial to everyone.
So I tell my family I ‘have to go to the bathroom.’
Even more confounding still is the fact that seeing someone else endure this same struggle is somehow comforting.
Sure, we empathize.
Yes, we want to help.
According toParents, never cave.
But what happens when Mom or Dad, er, the Tooth Fairy forgets to visit and pay up?
Don’t scoff; it happens to the best of us.
When two-way communication fails, parents may find themselves turning tosnooping.
These days that means more than reading a kid’s diary.
But moms and dads know that the cuteness of thesecuddlesis short-lived.
Kids are veritable bed hogs all elbows, knees, and feet.
Still, most parents find themselves bending the co-sleeping rules now and again.
Reason two is reactive co-sleeping.
It might not sound as convenient, but it’ll help to avoid a co-sleeping habit.
It’s not the most hygienic habit, of course, but desperate times often call for desperate measures.
Give them space and follow their lead.
And always bring wet wipes.
It is totally normal for a new mom to worry about the health and wellbeing of her newborn baby.
It can also be adaptive, as this is a period of major transition.
In which case, it’s time to call the doctor and get some help.
She also conceded that they don’t have to share their chocolate.
InToday’s Parent, Lauren Ferranti-Ballem wrote about her hatred for the expression “Mommy needs her wine!”
She described it as “infantilizing.”
“You know, around the time we’re white-knuckling motherhood,” she noted.
But it should never be considered an essential to help you push through until bedtime.
Parents tend to put their own needs on the back burner the moment a little one arrives.
Important activities like, you know,eatingsuddenly become optional.
Most parents will attest to making a meal of their child’s scraps on more than a few occasions.
Still, there may be more to our need to feed on these half-chewed leftovers.
I think you get to this place where you’re kind of feeling a little sorry for yourself.
Either way, bon appetit.
All parents do the diaper sniff check
Changing diapers is par for the parenting course.
Typically, a newborn has a bowel movement three times a day, as noted byHealthline.
Forbreastfedbabies, that number could reach as high as 12, though.
It’s not coincidental, nor is it nepotism.
to take care of her new little love, the researchers noted.
No foul odor can stand in the way of a mama’s affection.
