Having a strong willed child is definitely a blessing, and at times a curse.
This is the one thing no one ever tells you.
Some kids are made for pushing limits,and you just might end up with your hands full!
My little girl is very smart and independent. She is also strong willed.
What does that mean you might ask?
Some might say it's code for a rotten brat.
The ones that say that, usually have really easy going kids.
Those parents will never fully understand how it is to have a strong willed kid.
Not to say that they aren't brats we just prefer the term "strong willed".
Like most kids my little princess can be a brat, and maybe a bit more often then most.
She is also really smart, and knows what she wants and screw the rest.
Parenting her means there is never a dull moment.
She is really one of the funniest kids I have ever been around.
She even has her very own cake face for when she wants cake (gets me every time).
She's super creative, and makes her own accessories videos.
In these mock Youtube videos, she puts on a bunch of hair accessories and describes them in great detail.
She is also only four years old, so if that didn't sound remarkable before, it should now.
So far what I have learned is that, parenting her can be extremely entertaining and equally trying.
She even has her very own cake face for when she wants cake (gets me every time).
She's super creative, and makes her own accessories videos.
In these mock Youtube videos, she puts on a bunch of hair accessories and describes them in great detail.
She is also only four years old, so if that didn't sound remarkable before, it should now.
So far what I have learned is that, parenting her can be extremely entertaining and equally trying.
I have also learned to roll with the punches and choose my battles wisely.
This means if she wants to wear a black and white polka dot skirt, with a long sleeve My Little Pony pajama top by all means be my guest.
What I have also learned are my limits.
This means that if I'm shopping, and she wants a new toy EVERY time we go out, she is out of luck.
She can cry it out, and she does.
Strong willed kids need limits!
Other wise they are smart enough to know who they can run right over, and they will.
This does not mean she will stop trying to get her way, it just means she isn't going to get it.
The hardest thing is taking a strong willed child around other parents.
It's easy to stand back and judge another mom.
We all do it.
Being on both sides of that fence, I have learned parenting is not easy period.
Some of us are just barely hanging in there!
Sometimes we just have to learn not to care what others think, and ask for support when its needed.
So if your raising a strong willed child, keep in mind they grow up!
They will be the leaders one day not the followers.
They will rule the world!
So the next time you find yourself ready to pull your hair out or lock yourself in a bathroom, just try and picture them being the C.E.O of a fortune five hundred company, or the head of the world's largest conglomerate of deliciously scented candles....
Who knows?
The sky's the limit!
About the author: Gizelle Arriola is a stay at home mom to a wonderfully blended family of two wildly funny and equally crazy little girls who always keeps her on her toes, as well as a extremely talented stepson who is away at San Francisco State University.
When she's not parenting them, or cutting corners on housework, she's helping her amazing and sometimes impossible husband run his construction company.
When she finds spare time she enjoys blogging about her misadventures in parenting and other stuff.
Look for on her Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/dearestmommy
This means if she wants to wear a black and white polka dot skirt, with a long sleeve My Little Pony pajama top by all means be my guest.
What I have also learned are my limits.
This means that if I'm shopping, and she wants a new toy EVERY time we go out, she is out of luck.
She can cry it out, and she does.
Strong willed kids need limits!
Other wise they are smart enough to know who they can run right over, and they will.
This does not mean she will stop trying to get her way, it just means she isn't going to get it.
The hardest thing is taking a strong willed child around other parents.
It's easy to stand back and judge another mom.
We all do it.
Being on both sides of that fence, I have learned parenting is not easy period.
Some of us are just barely hanging in there!
Sometimes we just have to learn not to care what others think, and ask for support when its needed.
So if your raising a strong willed child, keep in mind they grow up!
They will be the leaders one day not the followers.
They will rule the world!
So the next time you find yourself ready to pull your hair out or lock yourself in a bathroom, just try and picture them being the C.E.O of a fortune five hundred company, or the head of the world's largest conglomerate of deliciously scented candles....
Who knows?
The sky's the limit!
About the author: Gizelle Arriola is a stay at home mom to a wonderfully blended family of two wildly funny and equally crazy little girls who always keeps her on her toes, as well as a extremely talented stepson who is away at San Francisco State University.
When she's not parenting them, or cutting corners on housework, she's helping her amazing and sometimes impossible husband run his construction company.
When she finds spare time she enjoys blogging about her misadventures in parenting and other stuff.
Look for on her Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/dearestmommy
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