1. Tell other people they are beautiful if you think they are.
It never ceases to amaze me how kind-hearted and honest kids can be. The truth is, I am shy! My daughter doesn’t get her outgoing nature from me! And yet…even today as we were walking into a building, she turned to another little girl (a stranger, approximately 9 years old) and said “you’re beautiful!” to her….and the little girl smiled so big and said “thanks! you are too!”
IT WAS AMAZING! In what world would two adult women (strangers) exchange compliments like that!?!
Furthermore, she does this often…grocery stores, church, etc…If she thinks you are beautiful, she will let you know 🙂
2. Dancing is a guaranteed mood boost.
Again…shy mom…NOT SHY kid! She can dance and dance and dance…My child will hear the faintest music in a store and break out dancing to her heart’s desire! It has taught me to join in occasionally…and it ALWAYS cheers me up 🙂
3. Slow and steady wins the race.
Being the mom of a preschooler is hard. There are a LOT of comparisons. There are parenting books about which parenting books to read! At every turn it seems like your preschooler is falling behind because she doesn’t know 7 languages and can’t write her entire name in cursive… but what I am learning right along side her, is that comparisons are crap. Kids all get there in their own time and no amount of stress is going to speed them up, if anything, it will slow them down.
So think about your own life, what would be different if you were vocally kinder, danced more, and stopped comparing yourself to others?
Great post and my life has been so much more meaningful since I stopped comparing myself to others. It’s great!