I am a first time mom. I know it’s not an excuse. But where do I start? And how? My husband and I would always end up arguing for the same issue. How to raise a child? A 15 month old daughter. He is very lenient. I am not. He tolerates her. I do, but not every time.
Yesterday, we saw her eating the foam from our sofa. I punished her by letting her sit in one corner. She did. I didn’t have to say it twice, she understood, with her eyebrows wrinkled. I beat her palm (not so hard, after doing it, I always feel guilty but….), to let her know that what she has done is wrong. But when I do, my husband would always take her side, “she still doesn’t know what she’s doing”. And I would stick to my line “kids are smarter than us, they know exactly what they are doing”. And we’ll go on and on and on…. arguing….
Mitch Carvalho
I am a full-time home-based Marketing Manager by day, 24/7 Mom, and a Blogger/Content Creator in my spare time. Proud mom to 2 girls and 1 boy, Derelle, Erchelle, and Elric.
I am happy to share my adventures as I walk through motherhood and have to do most things on my own while my husband works miles away from us. Turning my passion into a profitable venture is another thing.
Authoring and managing this personal blog developed my social media awareness over the years.
From being an ex-OFW to doing what I am good at in the comfort of my own home – while taking good care of my 3 wonderful kids, I hope that people see me as a great inspiration when it comes to pursuing my passion and turning it into a profitable venture.
A giant leap like this is such a challenging journey but indeed is rewarding. A few bumps along this whole journey did not stop me from being the best version of myself.
hello mitchteryosa,
nice to hear i am not alone thinking how to raise kids. i have 3 girls 9, almost 8 and 5. it’s not easy raising kids but good partnership with your husband helps a lot. consistency and team work do not give signs of confusions to the kids. and yeah, lots and lots of prayers, too.
hails
but she’s 15 months old???
anyway, study shows that the length of a child’s punishment should be equal to their age… so for a 1 year old, time out should only be 1 minute… and for a 5 year old, time out should be 5 minutes.
@ jo : siguro di lang mahaba masyado ang pasensya ko. after doing that, nagi-guilty naman ako. But I swear di malakas yung palo, konti na konti lang. Hehe! Defensive eh no? Siguro minsan dala ng pagod sa maghapong nasa trabaho tapos mainit pa.