I have done so much reading, listening and attended classes on parenting. A few things I've learned: 1. You never stop learning, kids change and they change qu

I have done so much reading, listening and attended classes on parenting. A few things I've learned: 1. You never stop learning, kids change and they change quickly. The parenting techniques that worked yesterday may fail today. 2. Recognizing and normalizing emotion without feeding it underlies a lot of parenting skills. 3. It's ok to make mistakes, it demonstrates to kids that they can also make mistakes. 4. You really need to unpack how you were parented, what worked, what didn't and any trauma (ideally before you have kids) because you will pass all of that down if you don't put thought into it. 5. Being a good parent is neither being a fascist dictator who beats their kid into submission, nor is it being your kids permissive best friend. Finding the balance is tricky.