Mothers: What does it take to be a "good" mom?

I think to be a good mother you have a loving and caring nature and be a great listener and have your kids best interests at heart at all times.

Motherhood itself is a divine feeling.Its something that every woman can cherish and feel blessed.Every mom is a good mother though the ways of nurturing and expressing love can differ.A good mom is a giver,She is happy to see her children happy ,She impart the best in her child,She is a teacher,a mentor,a guide,a lover,a friend.

Understanding, caring, not constantly belittling, encouraging, and just being there for you kids. You can be a good mother simply by being there.

I think that the main thing about being a good mother is that you can make sure that your children are happy. This is the most important thing in the world in my opinion. There are a lot of people who think that being able to buy things for your children are the important things, but some of the happiest times in my life where when I was not particularly happy, so I know that this is not the case. I would always choose to be happy over having money, and just being there for your child is better for them than anything else that you could possibly do for them in their lives.

I don't have a good mom, she beat us kids up day and night, was never interested and didn't even want us kids. So she took every chance she could to make us feel bad about ourselves. I think a good mother is there if necessary and able to accept and respect you for what you are. She will raise you in a person with lots of self esteem in a place where you feel safe and home. In the end it's up to the kid(s) to say if you were a great mom to them. Since they had you as a mother. My kids tell me daily I am the greatest mom there is or could wish for, we are close, no matter if they still live here or not. We have or make time for eachother no matter what. We accept and respect eachother, do give eachother compliments and are also eachothers best friends.

Love your children no matter what they do. Hug them no matter how "old" they may think they are. Be patient when they spill the milk and get cookie crumbs on your brand new carpet. Respect your children and they will respect you. Appreciate the things they do for you. Show your children you are responsible person by working, providing for them and caring for their needs. This will teach them to do the same for their families in the future. Take care of u! XOXO

I think that a "good" mom is a mom who is always there for their children. A good mom will get down on the floor and play with their toddlers. A good mom will sit with their teens and listen to them talk about their lives. A good mom will direct without judging harshly, but will be harsh too, when that is what is needed. I think all moms can be good, but none can be perfect I grew up without a mom and can only hope that I can be the best possible mom I can be for my little boy. He is only 2, so I don't know how good he thinks my parenting is, but he gets happy to see me when I get home from work, so that's a good sign.

There is no formula to be a good parents or mother or father. Only your children can tell that and from the way their lives have become. But sometimes it is not enough because you can be a good mother even if your children don't be that successful. Everyone of us has his/her instinct and it is like that being a mother or father. It is natural and when you have children it will just come out. But I think, to be an effective parent you need to be prepared emotionally, physically, mentally and financially. It is a tough responsibility that you must take to raise a child and because you are raising a life you must be fully prepared. Any lapses my lead to wrong doings. It is not perfection but it is a matter of preparation. You can make mistake but you should always learn from it and in that way you will be an effective parent to your children.

You cannot tell how good parents or mothers are unless you saw their kids' attitude and how they grew up. Furthermore, each person has their own specifications to consider you a good parent to your kids. According to one quotation I heard from one of the seminars I attended, this refers to leader but can be also referred to parents. "The true measure of a good leader is when they produce another good leader."

Mostly wanting to have kids from their heart, I know a very close mother that never wanted kids even telling the child she thought about aborting the kid and traumatized the kid forever. I think there are a lot of hypocrates out there that get married only because it's the 'right time', have kids because this, work in this because of that. A nurse specialized in terminal cases wrote a book and in the top 5 sentences she most hear the one that caught my attention was that most of them said they wished they done what they wanted instead of what people expected of them in life, most of people live lies. I think wanting to have a kid from the heart will make a woman have them for the right reasons, they'll all make mistakes of course we are not Jesus but it will be so worthed, the kid will understand one day and love can cover all sins. So wanting makes a good mother.