Is parenting difficult?
@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
Singapore
January 10, 2017 2:19am CST
Challenging is probably a better word as we are faced with new things at every stage of a child's growth. So here's a list of the challenges I faced with my boy (he's reaching 6):
1. Getting him to sleep early (definitely no. 1 on my list)
2. Eat (he's just not interested in food or he's a gourmet 'cos he would rather go hungry than eat things that he doesnt like)
3. Too much time spent on mobile phones (he knows my password for it)
4. Drink water (he prefers fruits)
5. Gets bored easily and I have to entertain him constantly (its good for bonding though, but sometimes I can't get my own things done)
Of course the list does not end here but the good thing about challenges is they can be overcome, so any advice and/or experience to share?
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@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
10 Jan 17
I guess so. I'm lacking patience in many areas and I need to find it again 
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@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
12 Jan 17
@magallon sometimes when I don't listen well, my boy will protest and remind me that I'm not patient enough, so he acts like my inspector
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@magallon (19279)
• Philippines
10 Jan 17
@bluemoonpavilion you have to find it now because you will be needing that much..
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@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
10 Jan 17
I find myself learning new things everyday from my son and I read many books on the topic. This is a difficult occupation, haha 
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@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Jan 17
@bluemoonpavilion It is difficult but also very worthwhile.
@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
10 Jan 17
Most of the kids are like it. They do not want to eat or drink, what you want them to eat/drink. They have their own choice and sometimes, when they cannot clearly spell out their choice, it gets difficult for mothers to manage the situations.
Bringing up a child is one of the most difficult task in the world. 
You need to develop more patience with him and need to pursue with him to do what you want.
You need to develop more patience with him and need to pursue with him to do what you want.1 person likes this
@bluemoonpavilion (4658)
• Singapore
12 Jan 17
When we choose to have kids, the responsibility naturally comes with it, which is actually good because we mature. The sacrifice part is so true as I do not seem to have my own time anymore, everything, every activity revolves around my boy
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@sunshine724 (76)
• United States
11 Jan 17
I would say difficult and a challenge. I would say difficult because you don't get an owner's manual when you have a baby, you are just going by what you have read, what you have seen others do, or what others tell you to do until you get a feel for things. Because everyone has different beliefs and ways of thinking there is no "right or wrong" way of raising a child. You may not agree with someones ideas or teachings but it may work for them and their family.
It's challenging because kids begin to challenge you as they begin to develop their personalities, for some things you may have to make a game out it, or make them think they winning or gaining something for completing said activity.
There are thousands of books written on how to raise your child and all the abc's of it, but there are no 2 children that are exactly the same, so what works for one child may not necessarily work for another. So as parents we have to figure things out.
I say enjoy these moments, as he gets older those bonding times possibly are not as frequent.
