How old were you when you started your parenthood?
Generally, everyone had their own timelines for parenthood. Not necessary to target parenthood only according to an additional number in age.
What truly matters is whether we are ready enough to be a parent or otherwise.
This came across in my mind to write about it because I think it might be a good way to ease the anxiety of every parent.
Sharing an opinion is always be good therapy right?
Someone may get benefit from reading this. Who knows?
What is my point of view on this topic?
Basically, and for sure: different people, different opinions, different experiences. Not everyone had the same circumstances in parenthood or similarly, in parenting.
It also means every children is different. Every kid, presented with their own personality.
Thus, it explained why parenting will not be the same.
However, taking care of newborns was literally with the same rules and guidelines. It needs close monitoring with the specialist.
This is why a newborn to 2 years old, compulsory to view clinics and under immunization programmes.
Under the postnatal clinic, the physical growth will be taken into detail. The nurses and doctor in charge will be ready to inform us regarding baby's progress.
Some parents may feel shy to ask a question. Well, for me, I think, parents need to be more proactive to ask a question in the first place, if they have doubts.
It is much better than nothing.
The challenges about newborns focused on breastfeeding and resolving jaundice. Also, taking care of the newborn's grooming and hygiene and making sure proper physical growth is achieved at an early age of life.
During this phase, the stress for the new mother involving the lack of rest while need to monitor their postpartum healing. Family's support are very well needed.
At age up to 1 year old, parents dealing with the excitement and worry at the same time. They often look forward to the baby's motor development,e.g side-lying, lying down to crawling and until they can walk on their own.
When a newborn slowly grows into a toddler, parents usually struggle with the challenges to teach the baby in the simple cues or words e.g mama, papa, eat, or to independently do several basic things e.g eating with a spoon or drink with a straw or in toileting aspect.
Gradually, with the increasing age of a toddler, there will be more coming things to be a worry.
In the physical aspect, parents have a high fear if their baby can't walk, when it's time their baby should. Compared to other motor development, mostly walking is crucial. It is because, some baby skips other motor development that should happened,according to their milestones, before can walk.
In some cases also, the baby just tends to be a little bit slower than their exact milestone.
I personally think that, as long as the baby show progress, and as long as parents had the effort to stimulate their development, parents should try their best to stay calm.
In which as parents, it will never be easy to stay calm.
On the way around, it much more difficult to deal with children's emotions.
It is always a difficult task to teach them to be able to sort their feelings.
Tantrum as for example is quite hard to handle, and need patience.
A tantrum can be seen in children with behaviour eg. yelling or throwing things.
At one time, parents are anxious that other people might accuse them of not teaching their children a good manner.
As long we trying to teach, it's better to just ignored other people's accusation.
Children need time to learn. Children got their own timelines too, to understand things.
Children will soon learn and understood.
What I can suggest are, for parents to try to do little bit reading and ask questions to those knowledgable.
I hope every parent will enjoy and embrace their parenting moment.
Think of it as a journey and not competition, you will be happier.
Thanks for reading.Regards.