Skills In Mothercraft

Many of our parents trained us by default. They did what they saw their parents did. They learnt parenting from what their subconscious minds have registered over the years from their parents. Many don’t know there’s something called 'parenting skills' until they started having children. Few parents hardly have time for their children, not to talk of studying them. What to learn from kids? What do they know? That’s how some parents sold out their children to junks outside. Anyway, thank God for some children who turned out good. Let’s consider motherhood. Motherhood is one of the most intricate status ever known. While some people think what’s the big deal? Is it not just to breastfeed and take care of your baby? Perhaps if you’ve ever had your own baby, you’ll have an idea. You’ll know that it goes beyond breastfeeding and patting the baby to sleep. You’ll need to learn the skill of mothercraft to be comfortable with raising children. Mothering is part of parenting from the maternal side. Mothercraft is the skill or knowledge required in raising children. Every woman will want to know how to raise children. Instinctively, a woman has the ability to care, nurture and raise children, even right from her childhood. But, there must be some knowledge and skills acquisition for her to enjoy her motherhood. Here are things that she can learn; stages of human development, physiological changes during pregnancy and lactation, changes during labour, delivery, and after delivery, how to take care of newborn, immunization/vaccination, infant hygiene, breastfeeding, childhood diet and nutrition, growing phases of newborns and infants, and so on. These and many more will help the mother in knowing what to do at every stage of the child’s development. It’s good if women learn all these things before they attain those states. But not bad if they learn while already in those states. But foreknowledge is always good for preparation. The important thing is to be committed to learning. Everything can be learned if we are committed to it. While mothers are doing so much and keeping up with the challenge, fathers should not go to sleep. Men are also involved as well. Your assistance and support are highly needed. Do all you can. Help with cooking, house chores, and other important things. Our family is good because everyone is good. Happy Weekend.