How To Be The Best Mom In The World

Being a good mother isn’t always about the kids. A “stressed-out” mother will find it very hard to be a good mother. No matter how much you love your kids, when you are stressed, it is difficult to be the best mother you can be. So, what can you do?

TIP ONE: Start your morning off with inspiration. Keep an inspirational book at your bedside, and before you get out of bed in the morning take a few minutes to read from it. Any amount of time is fine, if you only have two minutes, then just take two minutes, if you have longer, take longer.

One of my favorites is, “The Woman’s Book of Courage” - by Sue Patton Thoele

Any book that gives you inspiration and hope is fine, I actually like to keep a few different ones at my bedside, so I can switch it up.

Some other authors that are good for this purpose are; Marianne Williamson, Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra, Louise L. Hay, Gary Zukav, Shakiti Gawain, or any book of meditations, thoughts, or affirmations.

TIP TWO: Practice patience throughout your day. You will never be perfect at this, but try to catch yourself when you are being impatient. You might be in line at the grocery store or stuck in traffic, but when you feel you are losing your patience, try and get it back. Remind yourself, that these moments can be a time for reflection, in slowing down and being “in the moment”. Rather than getting sucked into the negative aspects of being impatient, choose to be patient. Just try it, even if it just works half the time, that’s half the time that you’re not letting yourself get all stressed out.

TIP THREE: At the end of your day, take a few minutes again, to read from your books of inspiration and hope. Also, start a journal on the things and people in your life that you are grateful for. These two things will help you end your day on a positive note.

TIP FOUR:Keep a good sense of humor. When your day is going all wrong, there are two ways that you can handle it. You can either stress and be miserable or laugh it off and make the best of it. The latter will keep you and your child in good spirits.

TIP FIVE:Go with the flow. There are some things that cannot be planned or controlled. When a baby cries or has a dirty diaper or decides to wake up early from a nap are a few of these things. If you are used to having complete control of your life, you may want to reconsider your strategy. When it comes to having children, you must be flexible and willing to adjust and adapt.

TIP FOUR:Find your inner strength. You were once used to receiving eight hours of sleep at night and now you are functioning on three to five hours each night. You will complete tasks that you once thought as being impossible.

TIP SIX:Be prepared. Always be ready when things do not go as planned. Keep a back-up pacifier, extra change of clothes, and plenty of occupiers. When your baby gets sick in the car or traffic is jammed, move to plan two instead of getting yourself worked-up.

TIP SEVEN:Be clever. When it comes to keeping children asleep, busy, or quite, moms rate number one. Moms are the best at finding the least disruptive paths when moving a sleeping child from one location to another.

TIP EIGHT:Take advantage of down times. You will spend much of your day caring for, cleaning up after, and occupying your children. However, most days will have bouts of down time. Be able to let go and relax during these times. They may be the only things that will keep you going for the next hours to come.

TIP NINEDevelop your independence. If you are staying at home alone with your baby, chances are that you will be required to take care of some situation on your own. Make sure that you have your own set of tools (screwdriver, hammer, etc). In the early years, toys and baby equipment will need assembling. Later, science and art projects will need your attention.

TIP TEN:Get in touch with your physic powers. You never knew that you had it but chances are that you do. When you sense that something is not right, go with your gut. You are usually right. Never go against your best judgment when it comes to your children.

As a mother of teenagers, do you know how many times I picked up the phone to apologize to my own mother?
- Christy Borgeld

Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.
- Virginia Satir

We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do.
- Brigham Young

Your family and your love must be cultivated like a garden. Time, effort, and imagination must be summoned constantly to keep any relationship flourishing and growing.
- Kim Rohn

Motherhood qualified me to let the child within come out and play.
- Christy Borgeld

The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.
- Richard Bach

It is better to bind your children to you by a feeling of respect and by gentleness, than by fear.
- Terence
Level with your child by being honest. Nobody spots a phony quicker than a child.
- Mary MacCracken

If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
- Abigail Van Buren

Your children will become what you are; so be what you want them to be.
- David Bly

Children need love, especially when they do not deserve it.
- Harold Hulbert

Fathers are like a lighthouse… when there is fog his children can always depend on seeing the light.
- Christy Borgeld

To understand your parents' love you must raise children yourself.
- Chinese Proverb

Instill great values in your children today and your grandchildren will prosper tomorrow.
- Christy Borgeld

Children are the reward of life.
- Congolese Proverb

My fathers planted for me, and I planted for my children.
- Hebrew Proverb

The foundation my parents laid down with our faith continues to be my core.
- Christy Borgeld

A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only to be right but also to be wrong.
- Thomas Szasz

It takes a whole village to raise a child.
- African Proverb

Adults are dead children
- Michael Brown

Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction - Anne Sullivan

Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home.
- Bill Cosby

Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him ‘father.’
- Lydia Maria Child