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What is the most challenging aspect as a parent you are facing right now?

stacemomstacemom member
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Parenting has become a daunting task for most parents in the current time. The reason why parenting has become quite challenging is due to the fact that our lifestyle is rapidly changing with newer requirements and demands being instilled into our lives. What is the most challenging aspect as a parent you are facing right now? 

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  • bumphibumphi member

    Giving time to my son is the most challenging for me. I am very busy with my work and sometimes able to forget myself and my child. I need to work hard to give the best for him but the connection is not that strong. That is what I am working so hard for now.  


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  • kostenannkostenann member
    edited April 2021
    Going places on a whim, especially international travel, is hard. We have friends who do it all the time with their toddler and infant. We don't. It's probably gonna depend on your energy levels.  
    Spontaneity in general will be hard. You'll have little companions at the store, on dates, party, while running, always. They'll be awfully cute, but they will also be grabby, distracted, tired, hungry, etc. Can you be patient with developing little people attached to your hip for several years?
    You'll never sleep in again (for a few years). If you're farmers, though, you're probably used to that.

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  • bumphibumphi member
    Additionally, it is very heart-breaking when your child wants some of your time to play with him and you cannot give it to satisfy him. It's hard because you know that you cannot buy back the time that passed.
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  • jessyfred89jessyfred89 member
    I truly agree with you. When your work demands your time and attention, so does your children its exhausting!
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  • nicademus20nicademus20 member
    edited April 2022
    I am becoming more used to waking up in the middle of the night for the AM feedings. That was the most difficult at first, just wanting to stay asleep so, so much. 

    The hardest part now I find is the strain on the relationship. I fought with my boyfriend, and we live together now with the little one, but he told me to try to keep him awake during the day so he'll sleep at night. I said "He's only 2 months old!!" But he says to let him nap but not for too long, and he'll sleep more at night. This advice he's getting from his work friend that has a 10 month old that sleeps through the night. "Get him on a schedule"..

    We argue about how to raise our son a lot. I would say parenting has become easier as time goes on, but the relationship strain arguing how to parent--now that is the hardship! 
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  • ulloacassandraulloacassandra Just Joined
    @bumphi that comment melted my heart 😔 i feel it all the time when I’m caught up washing dishes or cooking a meal for my son and he’s at my legs begging me to pick him up 💔

    I’d say the most challenging thing for me currently is when I have a schedule to get something done and I can’t because he wants my attention and then I start to get short tempered with him and begin rushing him. My poor baby :(
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  • kat8844kat8844 member
    I also think that the most challenging thing for me is to organize my day to have enough time for my children and, work and other tasks. But the worst situation is when parents are divorced but want to spend 50% of their time each with a child. It's really hard to organize it.
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  • knottieb0eb4b2954d1f807knottieb0eb4b2954d1f807 Just Joined
    Hi! Wanted to share this with other parents so they can feel the same, intangible glory I am feeling right now. The challenge is that you have to start early and keep it going for 13 years in order to have this precious gift that will never make the 50 top graduation gifts.

    In 2011, when my daughter was in kindergarten, her kindergarten teacher through about 8th grade (2020), wrote a short paragraph documenting the year for her. For example, her kindergarten teacher wrote that she was one of the first students to read in her class of 2011-2012. And so on, and so forth throughout her educational journey from K-8th [high school is a challenge I did not get any advice or comments from her teachers they were not interested].

    She is graduating from high school on Wednesday. I slipped the Dr.Seuss book, "Oh The Places You Will Go" in her backpack this morning at 4am. Around 7:30, she said, "Look what I found! How?!" She was crying. I asked her if she read it, and she said no; that she saw this online from other seniors that posted what their parents did for them so she recognized it immediately.

    This feeling of elation is not felt with words. You have to experience it yourself. It is the most precious gift on this earth that no words can describe and no one can give to you. I really hope to motivate y'all to action, assuming you are at the beginning of your child(ren's) journey. I cried along with her, we held each other and cried silently. I am so blessed to have this moment and want other parents to feel it too.

    Good luck on your journey. I am signing off now. I specifically created a profile to share this with the younger parent community in hopes of y'all attaining this elusive feeling of euphoria in its purest form.

    P.S my daughter was accepted to CIA-NY, Univ. of HI-Oahu and a local university. She chose to stay local and is now on a university performing arts team that will be featured at college football games on live TV. She also got awards, etc. I am so proud of her but will never tell her because I want her to be proud of herself and not seek validation from others to feel worthy. She knows we love + support her without needing constant validation. I tell her I love her everyday.
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  • knottie2a7584a8bce07eb0knottie2a7584a8bce07eb0 member
    The most challenging aspect I'm facing as a parent right now is balancing work and quality time with my children. My job can be quite demanding, and sometimes I feel like I’m constantly juggling between work responsibilities and being there for my kids. It’s heart-breaking when my little ones want to play, but I’m too caught up with work or household chores. I’m trying to find a better balance and make sure they know they’re my top priority.
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  • knottie7c3a4810857c524bknottie7c3a4810857c524b Newbie
    I think the toughest part of parenting for me is trying to parent in ways I was not parented myself. This is especially true now that I have an independent, strong-willed toddler! I still try to respond to her with gentleness even when I'm frustrated, but that can be hard sometimes when it's not how it would have been handled in my childhood.

    I found this app called Little Love Parenting that I've gotten a lot of practical advice from lately! It's been helpful as I've tried approaching parenting scenarios from a new perspective.
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  • knottie7351fe50bdc52e8dknottie7351fe50bdc52e8d member
    The most challenging aspect of parenting for me right now is balancing work and family time while keeping up with rapidly changing technology and expectations. Managing these demands without sacrificing quality time with my child is a constant struggle.
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  • knottie090a0ff8c7073375knottie090a0ff8c7073375 member
    what products/toys do you personally recommend or tried but failed miserably to help with these demands?
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  • knottie27e9ebff6c24cb3aknottie27e9ebff6c24cb3a Just Joined
    I am a BOY MOM and the biggest challenge I am facing right now is dealing with three different personalities simultaneously and the never ending energy level. READ MORE about my experience here https://loveyoumommy.blog/boy-mom-journey/
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