A mirror shows me my reflection: the physical image of my body that I am portraying to the world. This is my physical appearance. Do I ever hold up a mirror to look at my actions, my words, my thoughts to see what they are expressing and creating in the world?

When your child starts to talk, you will learn which words and phrases you repeat often. Once you hear your own words coming out of their little mouth, you will quickly be able to evaluate whether you want to continue using those words or not.

Essentially, to see the light in all things, we must drop all judgement. Judgement blocks the light. It creates a negative lens over your view of yourself and your child.

It is easy to let the intense needs of babies and young children overwhelm our own needs, leaving us depleted. Self-care is important for parents, but it often gets pushed off to the side – way off to the side.