By Claralynn Schnell of Contemporary VA

I am human. I am imperfect. I have flaws.

There are days when I literally feel like it is quite possible that I am the world’s worst mom and there is no light at the end of the tunnel.  Days where I have been impatient to my children who are just simply trying to learn, days where I yell more than I ever want and even worse, days when I see my kids mimic my bad behavior.  It is those days where I reaffirm how I want to parent, reaffirm that we all make mistakes and then I have a do-over.  Do-overs are common in our house.  If you wake up grumpy, you go back to bed for 15 minutes and start your day over.  If you are mean to your brother, you have a do over after time out.  Do overs have this magic ability to get everyone on the same page!

I am not the world’s worst mom, this I know, but it begs the point of how I can become a better human, a better mom, a better daughter, a better friend and a better woman.  I like many are constantly trying to improve our selves and feel better about the path that we are on.  Daily I am improving, whether it’s only yelling 10 times in one day versus 15 times, it is an improvement.

Stress and anger are two common issues with parenting, it is how you are working to improve those things that makes the difference.  Are you improving daily and working to be a better parent? Are you breaking cycles set by parents who came before you? What are you doing to change the way that you parent and the way your kids view your love for them?

If you are struggling with how to parent, how to deal with the stress or you notice that you are angry at your kids to often, please call Paul, he can help.