Mom

My son started to feel a little moody lately. Perhaps it was the new school experience or recently we made some changes of no screen time at all. Or perhaps all these little changes are making him moody. I’m not sure which one that actually is affecting him and it sures are making me doubting myself of my parenting method. Now I finally understood motherhood, no matter what you decide to teach your child, in the end you always end up doubting yourself or even blaming yourself when things go wrong. Nothing is for certain or even rationally understood. Sometimes letting him have all the choices to make but in the end, he stills end up not happy. Perhaps the word happy here is not the exact word I want to explain, I think the correct explanation is, “he still misbehave”.
I felt like a dictator, only want him to follow what rules I set. My son is definitely a rule breaker. Testing every move when I say “NO”. Repeating every thing I askes him NOT to. I really do not know what to do sometimes. Lenient or strict, seems like nothing is working for him to understand why it is bad or not safe.
Decided to bring my son for a hike and get some fresh air. He loves going outdoor but sometimes he is so lazy to walk and need to be carried. Seems like a nice bonding time and we will try to make more effort to go more hiking like this. Here are some photos we took.