Before I became a mom, I was fully aware that parenting would require a lot of patience, resilience, and top-notch communication skills.
What I didnโt realize? Just how much being a mom would require me to flex my creative muscles. Iโve found creativity to be an extremely valuableโand yet totally unexpectedโparenting trait.
Iโm not talking about an ability to write poetry or paint beautiful landscapes, neither of which Iโm even remotely good at. I simply mean the capacity to think outside of the box, to come up with innovative and unexpected solutions to parenting problems.
5 responses to “The Unexpected Trait I Use Every Day as a Mom”
You are so right – the creativity we are forced to come up with in our time of “need”… trying to silence and calm a toddler in a crowded store – or getting a toddler to eat. I read your posts and I just nod and smile! We live parallel toddler-lives!
Ahh, can’t wait to read it! You are so right, though. Scarlet has me make up stories on the spot every day, but it’s so much more than that too.
Great point – whether I’m working with 5 year olds or college students, I find myself pressed to be creative in my teaching approach (as well as ways to motivate students!).
Oooh- that sounds great!! Heading over now!!
oh boy! so true and I am not sure I have ever thought of it in terms of creativity. Headed over to the other blog ๐