![]() While this can lead to some embarrassing moments for parents, the burst of language (non-filtered, at that) that occurs during the early years is one of the many remarkable things about having a toddler. Once they’re of talking age, toddlers speak their minds – and don’t hold back. Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder – and for our smallest sidekicks, it’s everywhere. One lesson we can learn from our children is to slow down and appreciate the little things in life. Whether stopping to observe an ant passing through a sidewalk crack or pausing to admire a dandelion in the middle of an otherwise empty field, they notice the tiny details of our surroundings that we so often take for granted in our adult lives. Wonderful Things Are All Around Usīabies and toddlers are experts at appreciating simple things. Time waits for nobody when it comes to raising humans. The next, they’re running as fast as they can in the opposite direction to protest having to leave the splash pad at the end of a jam-packed day. One minute they’re swaddled and sleeping the bulk of the day away. As your little bundle grows into their being, you realize how incredibly fast every age and stage passes. If you’ve endured pregnancy and childbirth, adoption, fostering, or any other route to holding your baby in your arms, you know how delicate the journey to even having a baby is. Here are several lessons we can learn from our children. Simply by being themselves, my tiny humans have shown me there’s a wealth of wisdom to be found every day. ![]() Not just for my little ones but for myself. Life as a mama to an eight-month-old and a two-year-old is full of teachable moments. After welcoming two babies in the past two years, I firmly believe that any level of education, expertise, or general life experience has nothing on the lessons we can learn from our children. ![]() ![]() If there’s one thing I’ve learned since becoming a mom, I still (and probably always will) have much more to learn about life as I walk alongside my children on this journey. ![]()
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