Lessons in week 1

 I was given new insights on parenting this last week. It was a crazy but totally relatable thought. I learned about the parenting pyramid.

I learned about how you are usually and hopefully working in the middle of the pyramid teaching your kids, loving them and having a good relationship with them, and loving your spouse and having a good relationship with them as well.

The base of this pyramid is self care. I feel like this is something that is frequently over looked especially by moms. We need to make breakfast, get the kids ready for school, in my case teach school, getting lunch, making dinner, cleaning the house, all the little things that when not done can make your life harder.

I do also believe that dads need to practice self care as well but I don't have as much experience with that aspect of it. This is an ongoing thing with all parents the balance of self care with all the other aspects of life.