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12 Things I Wish I Made Time
To Tell My Son More Often
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We all know that encouraging our toddlers and children is one of the most important things to do for their development. Reaffirming and acknowledging their accomplishments and achievements is where their self-confidence comes from! And raising self-confident, well-loved toddler and child is an important part of being a parent, if not the most important part.
Too often, with all the hustle and bustle, I forget to slow down and take a moment to say so many important things to my toddler. I have so many amazing things I want to tell him! I want him to know that I think the world of him!
But too often because I know he doesn’t quite understand anything I say aside from, “Thank you,” yet, so I end up saying nothing. I don’t tell him all the wonderful things I think of him! I’m terrible at expressing myself and my feelings. It’s one of my biggest pitfalls as a person. I do it with everyone. I end up just shutting down and not saying anything for fear of not saying it right, or saying too much or making people uncomfortable, not to mention my own discomfort with being so open and honest. It’s something I struggle with and work on often.
But I don’t want to be that way with my son. I don’t want to be closed off or lacking in any way with him. I don’t want him to think that I don’t love him or think he’s an incredible little being. And someday, I want him to know without a doubt that I think the absolute world of him. I want him to be confident that he is an amazing individual, capable of amazing, wonderful things. And one of the only places he will get that sort of confidence and self-love from will be from me and the rest of his immediate family and caretakers.
So I’ve made a promise to myself and to my son to tell him all the wonderful things I think of him. These are just a few of the things I am making an effort to tell my son more often.
Thank You for Your Help
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My son is a huge helper, and I really love to encourage and reward these great traits he has. I don’t thank him nearly as much as I should.
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As a full-time working mom, my son spends an entire 9+ hours at daycare. At the end of a long day, I miss him incredibly. I never do a great job at letting him know that, and I think it’s so important that he knows that I do miss him, all day.
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9 Comments
Flossie McCowald
This is so beautiful. I think you're right, we all need to remember to tell ALL our kids (not just toddlers!) these things more often…
Laura
I think these are things that we need to tell everyone important in our lives. Our older kids need to hear a lot of these more than the little ones <3
Lady In Read
so true and i agree with Laura as well ; and I know I am going to say some of these (as applicable, :-)) when i pick up my kids today from school
Lynn Armstrong
Youve posted so many important things to tell your son. I love especially the I’m sorry one. It’s hard to be a mom, but we are all doing a great job ; )
rapdoubleohbaby
I try to tell my daughter every morning she is beautiful and smart. As well as use please and thank you quite often. Your post is amazing and a great reminder I must do this every single day! Thank you for this!
Tresa | The Mom Blog WI
Yes, children need to be told these kind and loving words, too! You're so right, Flossie! Thank you so much, I really appreciate it.
Tresa | The Mom Blog WI
Hi Laura,
Yes, so true!!! I am terrible at being open and honest and telling people things I should in order to communicate how much I love them and it's something I work on everyday. Thank you for commenting!
Tresa | The Mom Blog WI
Aweeee, yes! That's great. I was laying there with my son last night and I told him I loved him and that I had such a great evening with him. He didn't really understand, but the meaning of the words doesn't matter. It's the soft, gentle, loving tones they are spoken in and it made such a difference at bedtime.
Thank you so much for reading and commenting!
Tresa | The Mom Blog WI
Hi Lynn!
Awe thank you so much! I really appreciate you saying so. Ugh, being a Mom is so hard. I'm so bad about the sorry part. It's hard for me to admit that I am wrong but I know I need to, especially if I want my son to see me self-reflecting and for him to realize that it's okay to admit when we are wrong!