Being a Fun Mom
Words by Easy Mommy Life
“Long before I had my son, I imagined myself as being a fun mom. A mother who was playful, joyous and calm, always.
Ummm, then I actually became a mother. And as they say, its easier parenting imaginary kids than your real kids. Well, long story short, I was swamped with the responsibilities that came along with motherhood. Besides meeting our basic needs I really didn’t have much energy left in me to be fun.
It doesn’t always look pretty, it gets lonely sometimes and is one of the most physically and emotionally demanding jobs out there.
Once I accepted, Yes, Motherhood is hard, I found some closure and could move on from there to do what I truly wanted for our son.
I wanted to give him a sunshine childhood, enjoy motherhood and most of all I wanted our family to have good memories of his growing up years.
I wanted to be a FUN Mom.
It takes a little bit of a perspective change to be a more joyful parent.
1. Go back to your childhood
One thing I always do is to remember the little girl in me. So many things our children do are the same as what we did as little kids, yet we are unforgiving of their playful mischief.
It’s good to be forgiving of some of the messes, and playful explorations and instead use these moments to shape our conversations with our kids.
Another thing I like to do is go back to what I did as a little girl, sometimes incorporating my own favorite childhood fun memories in my time with my son.
2. Enjoy the moment
Many times something magical is happening in the moment and we are stressing about the routine, or maybe not even looking at our child. We have our eyes glued to our mobiles and miss these tiny magical moments.
3. BE SILLY 😜
Really, you have to be silly too. It’s fun cracking up with laughter on toddler jokes. Make funny faces, share animated stories with each other, try knock-knock jokes and of course every child’s favorite game, Peekaboo.
Sing your toddler’s favorite nursery rhymes really loud and get him to shake a leg with you.”
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