Sharing My Good & Honest Moments + GIVEAWAY #GoodandHonest #Motts
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We’ve all been there as parents. Those moments when you know you aren’t the perfect parent. Sometimes things don’t always go as planned so we have to just roll with it. We all have come up with our own little parenting hacks to help us get through the ups and downs of parenthood. Mott’s understands that moms and dads work hard to be the best parents they can be, but sometimes in the balance of life, we falter and recognize that we can’t always be perfect. That’s why they recently launched the Good & Honest campaign with ads sharing some of life’s “parenting truths” moments to uplift parents, share a laugh and acknowledge we all improvise along the way.
I got a laugh at this new campaign because I can totally relate. I am that mom who has made some extremely annoying toy disappear. My sanity is important after all. And I got to thinking of some of the ways I’ve improvised over the years. Here are some of my Good & Honest moments.
Song & Dance
I like to make up songs. When my eight year old was a baby, he cried, a lot. I found that singing to him, even with my terrible voice, helped soothe him. I didn’t know a lot of the words to popular lullabies (and some I found a bit creepy), so I made up my own fun lyrics. They never failed to make me laugh and help me get through a long and sleepless night. Often I couldn’t remember the words I came up with even the next day, but it didn’t matter.
I have continued with this tradition with all my kids, even as they have gotten older. If they are having a bad day or simply need a distraction, I will bust into a silly song and dance. I have no problems embarrassing myself and most of the time it works to make them smile. I think this helps me release stress as much as it helps them.
Child Labor
I love taking a task that would normally be called a chore, and making it into something fun. Thankfully my youngest enjoys helping me out. Tasks like loading the dishwasher or doing the laundry are fun for him. Last week I caught Wes eyeing the sticks in the backyard. I suggested we pick them all up for daddy to help him out. He was a very enthusiastic helper and thought picking up sticks was a blast!
I wish I could say I’m a master at this still with my older kids who have figured out these tasks are actually chores, but I’m working on it.
Goodbye Artwork
I’ve learned the hard way that I can’t let my kids see me throw anything they’ve created away because it suddenly becomes their most prized possession. I admit I feel a little guilty discarding their artwork, but I really can’t keep it all. Out of sight, out of mind totally works. I’ve thrown away a ton of stuff they’ve never asked about, but I have to be stealth like when doing it. Folding it up, putting it in with other papers, shoving it to the bottom, all of them work. I just don’t make the mistake of leaving it on the top of the recycling bin unless I want a, “How could you?” kind of response followed by a wave of guilt.
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I’m not a parent, but I do love applesauce! Makes my day better!
My parenting hack is to smile and always keep a positive attitude. Kids are perceptive and they tend to take on whatever mood you have so if you can see that your child is unhappy or not in the best mood, it’s good to smile and give him/her a big and act like everything is amazing and it’s amazing how he/she will begin to feel that way too.
sing Let it go in the car with my daughter all the time
We video record what they are saying and doing. Hoping this will help out showing them how awful they look when they are throwing fits.
getting my daughter to eat veggie
We often sing in public if I wasn’t with my kids I would NEVER do that lol.
I sing in the shower with dd to whatever is on Pandora! Thankfully she loves me and says I sing beautiful! ROFL I know she doesn’t want to hurt my feelings – I can’t carry a tune to save my life!
I suggest keeping on a routine. My kids behave much better if they know what to expect.
My parenting hack is when my daughter says she doesn’t like a certain food I made for dinner and refuses to try it…I tell her oh yes you do…I made this before and you loved it…and then she usually tries it!
My parenting hack is to not sweat the small stuff…focus on enjoying each day..and if it means that load of laundry doesn’t get done…it will be there tomorrow.
We don’t have muchkins but we’ve found having a sense of humor and laughing a lot defuses situations with relatives’ kids.
I did the chicken dance with my daughter in front of an auditorium full of people because she wanted me to. 🙂
When my daughter was little, she want to go out to play in the snow, but I didnt want to take the baby out too. I got the biggest bowl I had, filled it with snow, put gloves on my daughter and she sat at the kitchen table playing in the snow for quite a while.
I have danced in public to make my daughter happy
I am not a parent. Thank you for the giveaway though.
To keep the kids occupied in the car, I would read them the names of the towns, and they would have to take turns coming up with a food that sounded like it.
Examples we came up with?
Berkley Heights, NJ became Broccoli Heights
New Providence, NJ became New Provolone
Annandale, NJ became Banananndale.
The kids had so much fun and it kept them busy and not fighting in the car!
I do funny dances when I try to cheer up my kids.
I’ve learned that with kids, you simply can not keep a clean house all the time. Kids make messes and sometimes making messes with them like finger painting or cooking can make some great memories.
When they don’t like to eat there veggies, so you sneak it in the food, and when they ask what it is, I tell them it is a special ingredient.
Thanks for the chance!
Mix their fruits and veggies into a smoothie!