Happy Parents, Happy Child

Almost every parent is willing to do their best for the well-being and happiness of their own child. Parents often spend days before the birth of a child, figuring out the best parenting methods and ways to ensure a good life for the child. Often, they also worry and feel guilty that family life and themselves as parents are not perfect. But what if the only thing a child really needs are happy parents?

Happy parents

When we say that a child needs happy parents, it does not mean that we are careless or selfish. Parents who continue their lives after having a child in the same way as before having a child may be happy, but they are not either physically or emotionally present to the child and do not act like parents. Likewise, those parents who think that sacrificing the parent’s own needs for the well-being of the child are at least not happy.

The important thing to understand is that parents are happy because they are allowed to be parents. This means taking care of the children, but also taking care of yourself. This means understanding that caring for a child does not ruin your own life. Nor should we ruin our lives ourselves by blindly giving of ourselves for all the well-being of the child. Happy parenting means finding a balance where we feel like happy parents.

Happy parents, happy child

We can use our time to learn different theories about sleeping habits, a healthy diet, or alternative parenting doctrines. Awareness is undeniably a sign of maturity and responsibility, enabling us to raise a child in much more conscious ways. However, the most important thing of all is that a happy home should be full of laughter and love.

Our state of mind affects a child’s well-being in many ways. Following the instructions given by the parenting guides will not help if at the end of the day we are just dissatisfied, sad, and frustrated with our own lives. The best gift we can give a child is to be a happy parent. And next we will explain why.

Child role models

The child learns from their parents’ attitudes, beliefs, and thoughts about life. When a child is allowed to grow up with happy, satisfied, and positive parents, a valuable legacy is passed on to him or her. Happy parents create the basis for a positive outlook on life: the child is able to see the positive aspects of all things, have fun and enjoy every little moment. Parents full of anger, sadness, stress, and dissatisfaction, on the other hand, pass on these same negative feelings to their child.

Presence

Our own state of mind determines how present we are to our child. If we feel whole and happy, we will be able to give the child more attention, care, and quality time than if we feel exhausted, overwhelmed, or sad.

Guilt

Finally, it is important to remember that if we move our own lives, needs, desires, and desires aside to give ourselves completely to parenthood, sooner or later we will become frustrated. Then, either directly or indirectly, we dispel this frustration in our child. One way or another, we send a message to the child that we gave our all for him, that he was our burden, and that he is indebted to the sacrifices we made.

Take care of yourself to take care of your child

Remember that your own happiness is directly related to your child’s happiness. It is important to keep in mind that you have the right to grow and develop as a person in other areas of life as well. You deserve to advance in your career, spend time with your friends and enjoy moments just for yourself.

This is anything but a selfish act, namely, it is an act of love. It is an act of love for both you and your child, to whom you then offer a contented, present, and guilt-free parent. A parent who serves as a model for happiness.