As you take time to reflect on these questions, we invite you to pat yourself on the back. Building good relationships takes effort and energy. Being a parent is one of life’s most demanding and challenging jobs.
But it is also satisfying and rewarding when you do it without pressuring yourself to be perfect and without trying to manage your children so you can get on to something more important. There is nothing more important than people. There is no job that is bigger or better than the one you are doing.
Give yourself a moment of silent appreciation and affirmation for what you are achieving on this planet. Children who have the support they need to develop healthy emotional and communication patterns are like a garden full of blossoming flowers and singing birds. A family like this is a gift to the world—a glorious thing to observe, or even better…to participate in the growth.
– Elaine Thiessen
Did you miss Part 1 of this series? Read it here.
Part 3 is all about some practical steps to create a habit of connecting with your child, so your new language learning will be more joyful and not stressful.
If you’re a mom living cross-culturally and hoping to connect with a new language, culture and locals with your young children, we have an incredible video course to encourage you and help you grow into your role as mom of TCKs and language-liason! Read about it and watch a preview lesson here.