Parenting as a little

[redruffle41]

Does anyone want to weigh in on parenting as littles or middles? Just to start the convo:

I'm a 41 yo single mom of one 9yo. I really love being her mom. We have a close relationship and I'm really interested in her growth and development as well as maintaining a close relationship with her.

[Dessi]

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[Guest AZDaddydom]

I can offer some advice from my perspective. My wife is my little and we have been into the life style for several years now. I introduced her to it and so she is still finding herself and with having 3 kids, two of them are teens, it's has its difficulties at times to live the life style, meaning she has had to hide some aspects of it and it sometimes gets in the way of getting into the headspace. However, it has helped her connect with her kids in a different way I think, for me too. The kids like seeing a mom who isn't afraid to show her inner child, they think it's fun. I think it also helps her to understand them more too.

[Lil Baby Stoner]

I’m a little with soon to be 3 kids I was a single mom for 6 years and my oldest and me have a close relationship I color with her and buy her all the toys she wanted all the little stuff I wanted but couldn’t have sometimes took her to the park and zoo a lot just did all the little stuff I wanted to do with her I don’t really hide the fact I’m a little to my kids my oldest just thinks I really like stuffies and coloring books but her needs still came first cause I was a parent first and a little second 

Edited February 7 by Lil Baby Stoner

[Guest AmbiBambiGirl]

I'm just finally giving in to my little side as a mom. I mostly get into it when coloring or playing with my youngest and at night we'll watch a Disney movie with stuffies. I'm sure it will be harder as my youngest gets out of playing and doing these things with Me.

[Liamo]

My parenting advice after having raised 3 successful kids is...., give yourself some grace. No one does it right 100% of the time. My most important advice is, never ever lie to them, and answer all their questions honestly. When you do not know, just say, this is a good question, I do not know the answer, let's go figure it out together. Also, never ever break them. So many kids are snuffed out by their care givers. Your job is to make them curious and to make them life long learners. The rest will take care of itself. If your kid knows she can always trust you, she will come to you when she needs you. Be honest, be yourself. And finally, kids learn way more by your actions than what you say. They will copy your actions. If you say be honest and you are shoplifting, they will know you are full of shit. They will no longer respect you. 

 

[little locket]

I'm a mum to a 7 year old whos autistic and I find it hard at times. He needs clear boundaries and decisive action to help him, but as a Little I'm not good with keeping my own rules let alone enforcing his. I'm lucky in the fact my Daddy is such a big help but as I'm the biological parent, I need to take the lead most times .... and the weight of it sometimes just makes me want to go to little space and just play with my boy rather than be the adult.