I have been a parent for almost fifteen years now. I realize that doesn't make me an expert but it does give me some insight into this parenting gig. After all, I have managed to parent three children out of the "child years" and into the pre-teen and teenage years. I know I've made mistakes and plenty of them and I'll continue to make more. As parents, we need to realize this and give ourselves a break.
After all, just when you think you have things figured out - your kids change and move on to the next stage. So when you're struggling to understand what's going on it can be helpful to look back and assess what it is you're doing to see if maybe you need to take a different approach.
Here are 5 parenting mistakes we should try to avoid.
