This month, we used our facebook and twitter page to ask parents about the most important things that they’ve learned via parenthood. Here are the responses so far:

This segment is ongoing. To submit your input, either visit the facebook page, send an email to editor@mpoweredparent.com, or comment at the bottom of this page. If you’d like, we’ll publish your picture along with your comment.

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MpoweredParent User: Ksmaj17 posted to comment box

I’ve learned 1) You never stop learning. 2) The circumstances change constantly and you have to be ready to adapt to any situation. 3) Every kid that gets thrown in your path deserves the best shot you’ve got at saving them if they’re on a downward spiral. 4) ”Children bloom where they’re planted” and 5) You’re going to make mistakes sometimes it doesn’t mean you failed it means you just received the gift of experience and you’ve been entrusted to use it to teach others.
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Marybea, a mother of seven, from Guerneville California writes:
Posted via facebook

“Not enough probably, but they are wonderful. -MOM”
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Jennifer, mother of two, from New Jersey
Posted via facebook

The most important thing I have learned is to love with all my heart and soul. To love like I have never loved before:)
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Matthew Stillwater, father from New Jersey
Posted via facebook

I’ve learned that I knew nothing of patience, little of life and not nearly enough about love before I became a father. From first steps, to first words, of manners and temperance, through sickness, anger and elation, I’ve tried to teach my kids the best way I know how. More recently I’ve realized that I was the one being taught.
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MpoweredParent User: Grandma2Kayla posted to comment box

Live what u teach (don’t smoke, etc). Encourage them to volunteer and to see you volunteer. Make sure the kids have a safe place to “hang out”. Be friends with their friends-it’s amazing how their friends pick up on what bad stuff your kids are doing (and you are missing). As their true friends they will give you a “heads up”. Take a mental health day once in awhile. You’d be surprised at what’s been going on under your nose. It’s okay to be a busybody-you’re their loving parent. It’s also okay that your teenagers say you are the worst parent in the world. In their 20’s and 30’s you suddenly become their best friend. Words are nice but actions DO speak louder.
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Debbie Pokornik, mother of two from Winnepeg, posted via facebook

I think one of most important things I’ve learned is that just because you have “power” when your kids are small, doesn’t mean you should always use it to get your way. Use it to build mutual respect instead and life will be happier (especially when your kids become teens). Find Debbie at empoweringnrg.com.
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James Allsion, father from Georgia, posted via facebook

“If I had it to do all over again, what would I change?? Sometimes during lifes journey, we look back and think about this question. Many times, we would have a list of things that we might change. But, did you ever think that the life that you are living today, might be one of the things that you would have changed. Remember, our children tend to follow our footsteps. So, lets be proud of where our pathway leads. May God Bless.”
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