How Positive affirmations can help you become a better parent?

ecently, A friend told me how her teenage son wouldn't listen to her, he was rude and not ready to talk.

She was feeling helpless and out of control, losing her temper. 

She tried talking but she was ending up yelling. 

This was aggravating the situation further. 

There are times when we need to rest the situation for some time and give space to kids, sometimes our ego comes into play when kids are not listening to what we want to say.

We do not want to accept that kids are not ready to listen.

In such situation it is important that we reflect and tune-in to work on ourselves. 

I wanted to help my friend, I suggested her to think of her son and repeat this in front of the mirror. 

" I know you are having a tough time now

I respect that you need some time alone,

I will be ready whenever you need me

Mummy loves you"

She repeated this in front of the mirror couple of days till she was ready to say the same things to her son.

This helped her think positively when fixed in a situation.

Positive affirmations are simple yet powerful statements that can help you change your mindset and improve your parenting skills.

By repeating these affirmations to yourself daily, you can train your brain to think more positively about your parenting abilities and become more confident in your ability to raise happy and healthy children.

How Affirmations can help parents?

If you are a parent, you may find that affirming yourself is even more important than it was before you had children. This is because becoming a parent can bring up all sorts of insecurities and worries, which can be difficult to manage without some extra support.

Parents need affirmation because they are constantly bombarded with messages that tell them they are not good enough. These messages can come from society, friends, family, and even their children.

Parents need to be reminded that they are doing a good job, that they are loved, and that they are appreciated. Affirmations can help parents feel better about themselves, which in turn can help them be better parents.

How to practice Affirmation?

Here are some ideas for how you can practice affirmations:

-Write them down and put them somewhere you will see them often, such as on the fridge or in your diary.

-Say them out loud to yourself every day.

-Visualise yourself achieving what you want to achieve. For example, if you want to be a more patient parent, visualize yourself calmly dealing with a difficult situation.

-Repeat them to yourself when you are feeling down or stressed.

-Tell your friends and family about your affirmations and ask them to support you in achieving them.

Do affirmations help?

You bet, I have been practicing affirmations and that has helped me calm down in many situations. It helps me understand my kid before I jump to take action. 

It also helps me feel more confident and in control.

Affirmations are not going to magically make all your problems disappear, but they can help you to feel better about yourself and your parenting abilities.

They can also help you focus on what is important, which is raising happy and healthy children.

So go ahead and give them a jump to take action.

Some positive affirmations for parents:

"I am a good parent."

"I am doing the best I can."

"I am loved and appreciated."

"My children are happy and healthy."

"I am setting a good example for my children

If you think this helps you we have packed a set of 80 affirmations cards for parents to practice.

Yes, a set of 80 affirmation cards for free.

We will be sending the cards with our Sunday newsletter.

You can use what you need from the deck of cards to repeat it to yourself depending on what situation you are in.

You can take a print of these cards, and read it when needed.
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“The reality is that most of us communicate the same way that we grew up. That communication style becomes our normal way of dealing with issues, our blueprint for communication. It’s what we know and pass on to our own children. We either become our childhood or we make a conscious choice to change it.”—Kristen Crockett