As a mother, you have a plethora of responsibilities and duties to uphold in your child’s life. Of course fathers play an extremely crucial role in the upbringing of your children too, but I’m just writing to all the mamas out there today.
I have two children; one is almost two years old and the other is eight months old as I write this. Whether you have one child, five children, older children, or younger children, I think it’s evident that our role as ‘mom’ is one to not be taken lightly. You are literally molding little humans right in front of your eyes. Read my post on Children are Sponges that speaks to more of this.
We need to be pouring into their hearts and minds in the best ways that we can–making this the most important job we have. We need to be spending quality time, engaging in activities and conversations that get to the heart issues, as well as training and teaching them in ways that will make them prosper. Honestly mama, who your children grow to be is the effect of you on their life. It’s vital to be pouring into them with wisdom, knowledge, encouragement, compassion, ambition, strength, and peace. In order to do that, you should be exemplifying those character traits yourself and leading with a growth mindset. (Want to know if you have a growth mindset? Then read this post.) When we raise our children, we are the ones setting the example. This is important from the very beginning, not just when they turn school-age or when they are teenagers. I’m talking about from day one. From the moment you bring forth your child into this world, you should have the mindset shift that you now hold the most important title: mother.
Going from being a middle school teacher for five years (before having my first child), to being a stay-at-home mom when she was born, I wouldn’t trade it for the world. I have zero desire to go back to work. Want to know why? Because my identity as a mother is found in my children and raising them–not climbing the corporate ladder, or lack thereof as a teacher, and finding my worth in a salary. That’s a false narrative that feminism, the public education system, and society has slowly put on women over the years. Now I’m not saying working from home part-time, having a side hustle, or creating an entrepreneurial start-up as a mother is wrong. Not at all. We were all someone before we were given the title of “mom.” Exactly why I started this blog not too long ago because I have a creative nature in me! I just think it’s necessary for mothers, especially where I’m at in my own journey of motherhood, to wholeheartedly pour into your children in those early years and not just hand them off to someone else to spend all of their waking moments with. Saying they won’t remember this time is naive and uneducated, because the truth is that these early years from infancy have the greatest impact of all on your child’s attachment style for their future (see scholarly article here).
In conclusion, no matter where you are in your journey of motherhood, I encourage you to seek more of your children this week. Truly put your heart into your role as a mother. Like the title of this post says, “the most important job,” and it definitely is. Be blessed mamas, sisters, and friends!
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