Jumbled Together

 When I think about things I want to say about parenting and raising, children I get messed up. I start off strong but then about halfway through my words just jumble. There are erudite thoughts and methods just waiting to come out, they just need to be organized. This week alone I've started a new post at least 3 times, each going about 3 or 4 paragraphs before I get jumbled up and I find myself word-searching for the best way to phrase something. Then I find myself word-repeating and I can't stand it.

There are thoughts on gentle parenting (I'm finding there are very few who actually do it, instead they use permissive or soft parenting. This isn't the same thing at all). There are thoughts about the need to tailor-make our interactions with others (children and family in particular) because we are all unique and there is no one-size-fits-all for being in a relationship with people. There are thoughts about how to raise children daily while maintaining those disciplines when it's absolutely exhausting and giving in would so much easier (spoiler- don't give in to these urges, at least as much as possible. The cost later in life when you're dealing with behaviour with older children is much greater).

As I navigate and map out my points and how to articulate them, I hope to cover these and more. Things that make sense when working with and helping raise little humans that will have long-lasting benefits instead of repercussions.

As a whole, we aren't doing poorly. There are things everyone can improve on. Previous generations have done the best they could with the tools at their disposal. As our world lens shifts and as we learn more about child development, I'd like to think that we can add more tools to our toolbox that will help create a new generation that will continue to add tools to their toolboxes.

We can only take steps when we see there's a need to. And there's a need to.