As a first time mom , part of my parenting style is not pressuring my son to learn something immediately. Whats important to me is he enjoyed the journey of learning.
Hello lovely hivers and hello motherhood community. I hope you are all doing great today 🌸
In this blog , I will share to you my views and opinions on how I handle my son when in terms of learning and development.
Every child has its own pace and time for development. Some toddler learn to write or read at the very young age and some are not. Even babies have a different milestone which is really normal.
When my son was 1 year old back then I am experiencing comparison between my baby to another baby as my son didn't able to walk yet when he turned 1 year old. As a first time mom I became emotional everytime they compared my son to other but I didn't pressured my son to walk just to proved that he's like other babies.
He learned to walk at 1 year and 2 months and it's really unexpected because he just walk on his own and I was shocked and happy. From there I told myself that as a parent I will do my responsibilities to my son as a guide and support for him and I will make sure that he will enjoy every milestone that he had and we cherish it together.
Now my son is turning 4 years old this October and he will going to school as daycare.
Recently their teacher asked parents to teach our son to pray , introduce themselves and even dance and we will submit it to the group chat. As I am scrolling down different videos of the kids , I noticed their difference. Some kids recite the prayer without help and some are repeating the prayer after thier parents just like what I did to my son. Some kids pronounced the words very well and some are not and for me it's really fine with their age.
Seeing a kid who pronounce the word and recite a paragraph really amazed you but I didn't wished that my son is like them. I didn't pressure him to be like them as I know my son very well. Maybe he didn't excel in that kid of stuff but he is good in art and even in numbers.
My son is 3 years old now and I promise to myself that I will be here for him until he finished college. If he didn't make to be in honor it's fine as long as he study well and I will make sure that his schooling journey will be great.
I didn't experience to have a parent who help me while studying that's why I want my son to experience it.
When they grow up and find a job , is the employer will asked how old they learn to read and write? Well maybe not.
For me journey is a process. Maybe your kids is not good at now but trust the process and your support and guidance as a parent.
I just remember my successful friends now are not honors when we were students. My classmate who got the honor spot has in a different career paths.
So for a parents who are pressuring their kids to learn instant. Please dont. Let them enjoy learning.
That's all for today.
Thanks for reading.
Mommy Yen 🌸
