How to "Mom!"

I am sure we have all seen those posts on Instagram portraying the "perfect mom," or the comments underneath posts all giving opinions on how to mother. To be honest, being a mother looks different for every mom. Furthermore, every child is going to have a different relationship with his/her mother than any other sibling. As such, mothers will need to cater to their children's needs. This means other moms do not necessarily know what is best for another mom's child. 

So how do we "mom?"

Trust your motherly instincts!! You know your kids! Listening to your motherly nature will become easier with time.

Parenthood is a relationship with your child! When we see being a mom as a relationship description rather than a role description, we become more willing to work with our children.

Allow yourself to learn from your children! We tend to learn much more from children they learn from us. As such, it is so important to open ourselves up to new ideas, new ways of learning.

The instructions on "how to be the perfect mom" are not going to be found through a simple google search. Mothers must work with their children and utilize many different parenting techniques to cater to each of her children's individual needs.

Mothers are women who give birth to, or adopt their children. Moms are women who make the necessary sacrifices to help their children live the healthiest, happiest lives they can. No mother is perfect, but you can be the best mother for YOUR kid.