The one thing you did with your child(ren) you wish you could change?

hi 34momma the one thing that I wished I had been better at was listening with both ears, not just half listening, when my son was telling me something.In his teens he finally brought me up short and made me realize how right he was. I had not meant to just half listen but I had been busy at times and tried to listen to him and still finish what I was doing. It just does not work as intelligent children will want all your attention and thats really right too.Also as he was such a smart child for his age I sort of let him do things a bit earlier than I should of as I was busy with his younger sisterwho was brain damaged. then I wished I had let him know more that it was okay to need me and come to me with his childish problems. It was a tough act to handle a gifted child with a sister who had some developmental problems. to help and protect one and to not push the other one to be too independant. I \

My son is only 6 years old but I've always pressured him when it comes to his studies. I really don't have patience when he's not paying attention to what I'm teaching him and whenever I see that his scores are falling above average. Although he never falls below my standard, I still can't help myself pushing him to the limit. After losing my patience, I would then cry in bed and regret what I did but still do it again the next time. I really don't want this kind of attitude towards him.

I was a fairly good mom . I wish I knew more, I wish I understood more to be a better mom. My kids are great and I am happy but I wish I was a stronger more driven mom .

Personally I did so much as I was a very careered women and also a Super mom. I kid you not that each night when I went to bed I dropped like a rock. As while they were growing up all I could think was later in life. I was not perfect but strived every day to make sure I did far and beyond that I was suppose to, especially since I was such a young mom who would have teenage kids some who perhaps might overlook the fact that although I am young I am still their mom. As my boy, girl and I are truly not just family we are best friends. So to answer your discussion, the only thing I would have changed was dumped their father sooner as I certainly proved that I did not need him as I did a really great job on my own.

I stumple upon this topic just on time. I have one child - a daughter, and she is 24 years old. Right now I realise that I didn't teach her to work in her early years. Well, in my country this is not a big tradition, due to our socialist period, but this is not an excuse :)) So now she finished her studies and she thinks that she can afford the luxury to search for a job without helping me for the household. I wish I could change the way I educated her, but of course this it.