Find the balance between parenting and your own identity

Parenting and personal identity can be in conflict. Discover how to maintain your uniqueness!

Parenting can bring a lot of joys, but also challenges that force us to abandon our personal growth. As parents, we often sacrifice ourselves for the well-being of our children, forgetting who we are. This blog offers you practical advice on how to take care of your mentality and stop yourself. Discover activities that will help you rediscover your identity and support personal development so that you can become happier parents and individuals.

Interested in this topic? Read more: Maintain your own identity: The key to mental well-being in parenting Want to find out where you stand personally? Take a short test at the end of the page and gain a better understanding.

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Parenting and maintaining one's own identity are key to the mental well-being of parents. This blog offers practical advice and activities that help parents preserve their identity and support personal and professional growth.

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The text is written in an encouraging and informative tone, emphasizing practical advice and ideas. The aim is to motivate parents to take an active approach to their own identity and well-being.

Target audience:
The blog is intended for parents who want to find a balance between raising children and maintaining their own identity. It is suitable for those who are interested in personal development and are looking for inspiration to improve their lives.

Imagine that you have half a day just for yourself. What will you do with that time first?

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I will start doing something creative that I have put off for a long time. I will call someone I haven't heard from in a long time. I'll sit down and just do nothing for a while. I will start planning how to use that time as efficiently as possible. I don't know, I just wander around for a while until I decide.

If you had to compare your days to a painting, what would it be?

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An orchestra in which each instrument plays its part. A canvas full of spontaneous colors. Hourglass. Map with arrows and notes. Silent lake under a cloudy sky.

How do you feel when your child disagrees with your decision?

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Surprised, but curiously I ask what he thinks. Slightly irritated, but I'm trying to stay calm. I feel like explaining it again and again. It freezes inside me and I think about what I did wrong. I am glad that he/she expresses his/her own opinion.

When you think of yourself before you had children, what do you feel?

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Inspiration, as if it were another person that I can rediscover. Sorrow for what is no longer. Pride, how much I have grown since then. The guilt that I have distanced myself. Nostalgic warmth, but nothing dramatic.

Imagine your child saying, "I want to be like you when I grow up." What comes to your mind first?

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I must be a better role model than I am now. That's nice, but let him be himself above all. It scares me a bit, I don't feel up to it. I am touched and proud. I will start to think about what exactly they mean by that.

What space does your "self" have in everyday life?

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One that I actively create. Very small, I often push it somewhere. Sometimes it appears when I get lost in music, a book, thoughts. I feel like I am protecting him like a treasure. I don't even know exactly where I end and others begin.

Which word best describes your everyday decision-making?

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Responsibility. Intuition. Strategy. Doubts. Service.

If you had to describe your inner strength, it would be...

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Quiet and deep like the roots of a tree. It is not constant, but when it comes, it is strong. Logical and systematic. Creative, changing like the wind. Dependent on how others treat me.

When the child is playing and you have a free moment, what do you do?

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I am looking at it and thinking. I will quickly dive into my duties while there is time. I will open something that personally interests me. I think I should do something "useful." I will either fall asleep or completely shut down.

What does the word "I" mean to you?

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Something that is constantly evolving. Something that occasionally gets lost in others. Clear compass. Sometimes a secret that I do not yet know. A foundation that needs to be cared for like a child.

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