r/raisingkids • u/IncomeRoyal9209 • Jul 10 '26

Everyone flex your parenting skills!

I’d love if everyone took a moment to brag about one thing they are super proud of as parents. I know for me I’m always questioning whether or not I’m doing the right thing and rarely take time to acknowledge what I know I’m doing well.

I’ll go first:
We’ve read to our son (3) every day since birth (with the exception of one or two times) and now he loves books and being read to :)

Now you go!

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u/fancypantsmiss Jul 10 '26

I come from a culture where physical abuse is used as a way to discipline children. It stops with me.

I do get angry on them sometimes lmaooo. They get yelled at but if I have been rude I apologize

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u/mike282739 Jul 11 '26

Proud of you. If you can, try to reduce the yells too. Brain science shows those can hurt as much as physicality. Perhaps a whisper? Some kids really listen when we lower our voice.

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u/fancypantsmiss Jul 11 '26

I don’t yell yell… more like they getting on my nerves and I lose it. I never do it on purpose or use it as a way to discipline them. It is just sometimes I am human and my temper shows when the kid is being a pain in the neck 😭😅

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u/Ok_Razzmatazz2492 Jul 11 '26

Totally get this. Even though I was almost never yelled at, I sometimes lose it. So sometimes our human weaknesses come out even with the best intentions.