JHB mom reminds toddler parents to check up on each other
What would you do if you found your toddler with blue paint on her hands leaving her mark around the house?
There's a side of parenting that parents sometimes overlook when they are around their kids. A side that no one truly is prepared for. Yes, there's the fulfilling part, but there is also the overwhelming part.
This is the part that only sometimes comes with a manual. It requires you to remember that it takes a village to raise a child.
A Johannesburg mother, Prabashini Moodley, who shared a video of her toddler redecorating parts of the house with painted hands, also reminded parents to check in on one another.
Watch the video below from TikTok.
@prabashinimoodley She changed the colour of my house people. Strength to all you toddler mums #mumsoftiktok ♬ original sound - The Working Mum
It was her openness about not being okay that shook us into reality. So many parents are just working off autopilot and reacting to their environments and responsibilities; sometimes, they don't know they need support until it's too late.
Yes, washing paint off furniture and windows doesn't seem like the apocalypse in the larger scheme of things, but our brains react differently. Something sometimes triggers us, and it doesn't always make sense.
Just as kids get overstimulated, so do parents. We have to normalise it so that we don't end up bottling everything up and feeling guilty over feeling the feels.
Check out the video below from YouTube for tips on achieving a calmer life as a parent.
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