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Ever feel the pressure to be that parent who gets everything right, thrives in every aspect of life, and documents this on a perfectly-curated social media feed? Often this pressure comes from seeing other people’s feeds pop up in our moments of stress. The thing is, all that you’re seeing is their highlights reel.  

It’s rare for people to post pictures of their child screaming and launching their dinner onto the floor because broccoli is the root of all evil... but moments like this are probably happening behind the scenes of all the beautiful moments which are captured.  

When parenting, things can quickly become overwhelming. The stress that comes with raising young children, combined with wider aspects of everyday life can, at times, throw you into a negative headspace. Pausing and recognising when you’re being overly critical of yourself can help. If it’s been a hard day, we urge you to remember: 

Your baby learns by watching and copying what you do. You might see them starting to bring these actions or activities into their own games now. But why do they mimic adults and what does this mean for you when you act in a way you’re not too proud of?  

Your baby might pretend to make you dinner and you notice they shake a pan just like you do, or they might sing like you as they do some tidying up (or at least pretend tidying up – which is not guaranteed to end up with any actual tidying being done, of course). 

“Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the sidewalk before it stops snowing.” American comedian Phyllis Diller