After my last post about giving our kids positive feedback, I started thinking about how hard parenting is and how little positive feedback we Moms get.

Modern Moms tend to question everything. Is it really safe to vaccinate my children? Am I feeding them foods that will end up being harmful for them? Have I done enough to prepare them for school? Am I doing too much helicopter parenting?  What am I doing WRONG?

Someone asked me the other day what the best piece of advice I’ve gotten about parenting was. I said to go easy on yourself. If your kids are clothed, fed, safe, and loved, you’re doing great. Anything on top of that is a bonus.

This message is a stark contrast to most of the messages parents are bombarded with all the time. In the age of information overload, parents can’t even keep up with all the recommendations of what they should or shouldn’t be doing. Never before has parenting seemed so complicated.

It’s understandable why there are so many nervous parents walking around filled with doubt.

Positive feedback for Moms

Sometimes as a mother it feels like the world is watching you parent and judging everything you do. Any mistakes the children make are seen as failures of the parents.

I think we need to put a stop to that kind of negativity and instead focus on what we’re doing right.

So let’s start with ourselves. Let’s identify our own strengths. Let’s feel proud of the things we know we’re doing right.

Maybe this small step will help derail the path of doubt and negativity and get us feeling confident and accomplished. We do a LOT every day, and we do it well. It’s time for someone to notice that, even if it’s just ourselves.

Tell us one thing you’re doing RIGHT in the comments!

And don’t forget to pay it forward. Give positive feedback to another Mom in your life!