Trust Your Gut…
We’ve all been there. You’re on your way home, you see a massive traffic jam, and you have to decide quickly what to do. Waze screams, "Get off! I have a better, faster way!" You follow the instruction, feel the initial relief of motion, only to find yourself bottlenecked at a four-way stop with every other impatient driver.
Your attempt to avoid the discomfort of waiting has led to a far worse situation. Sometimes apps that are meant to make life easier do the exact opposite. We end up farther away from our destination in the short cut than just staying the course.
Today, the parenting landscape is saturated with resources. Like Waze, these tools are designed to make parenting easier. They can be genuinely helpful. They offer knowledge, data, and strategies that we might not see on our own.
However, just like Waze the trap lies in how we use them. When we encounter the inevitable discomfort of parenting like sleepless nights or challenging behaviors, it triggers a powerful urge to bypass the difficulty. We are headed to the latest greatest suggestion from AI, social media, even your best friend.
The moment we exclusively follow the “other’s” parenting advice we risk creating a bottleneck of our own making. On the freeway, we might have been home faster if we had just been patient, sat still, and let the unexpected delay pass naturally. When there’s a road block in our parenting we need to do the same.
By outsourcing our parenting decisions we trade trust in our own inner parenting wisdom and intuition. Often the strategies are not in line with our temperament or values. This can leave us feeling stressed, inadequate, and stuck.
Your best parenting resource is YOU, because no one knows your kiddo better than you do. Parenting resources are invaluable maps, but they should never replace your internal GPS.
Parent coaching can help you realign with your parenting wisdom so that you can build strategies that stick and bring the joy back to your parenting. Reach out for a free 30 minute consultation call.
