Hell, I vividly remember crawling to chase golf balls (apropos!) to the hole on the green when my (23 year old father) would take me golfing with his buddies in Morro Bay. I was walking at 10 mos.
The fact that you care so deeply is wonderful and I think carries a lot of weight when it comes to your effect on your child's development. I'm looking at this from the vantage point of 20 years since I had a child under the age of three.
For me, talking to my kids when I messed up because we are all human and inherently imperfect, is probably the most important thing I did. With maturing, comes a greater understanding, and teaching my kids child that they will mess up, but that they can apologize and they can also learn from their mistakes and try to do better next time is what my focus was.
I had to overcome some serious issues from my childhood to be a better parent and so far (knock wood) my almost 25 and 23 year old kids are doing okay following my "we're all imperfect" philosophy.
I know that because you are a thoughtful parent, you probably already know this. I just thought that some reassurance might be helpful to you.
I absolutely remember being 2 years old.
Hell, I vividly remember crawling to chase golf balls (apropos!) to the hole on the green when my (23 year old father) would take me golfing with his buddies in Morro Bay. I was walking at 10 mos.
You're welcome.
The fact that you care so deeply is wonderful and I think carries a lot of weight when it comes to your effect on your child's development. I'm looking at this from the vantage point of 20 years since I had a child under the age of three.
For me, talking to my kids when I messed up because we are all human and inherently imperfect, is probably the most important thing I did. With maturing, comes a greater understanding, and teaching my kids child that they will mess up, but that they can apologize and they can also learn from their mistakes and try to do better next time is what my focus was.
I had to overcome some serious issues from my childhood to be a better parent and so far (knock wood) my almost 25 and 23 year old kids are doing okay following my "we're all imperfect" philosophy.
I know that because you are a thoughtful parent, you probably already know this. I just thought that some reassurance might be helpful to you.