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Alphabet Parenting: K is for Kudos
Tamar Andrews
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Kudos
ku·dos | \ ˈkü-ˌdäs
I want to take this time out, for the letter K, for you to stop Kvetching and instead give yourself some KUDOS. You are a good person. You are a good parent. You have a lot to offer your children and to yourself. Taking care of yourself as a person, who is also a parent, must be at the top of your daily to-do list. I want you to read the following kudos (affirmations, positive thoughts, self-talk) out loud to yourself and believe that each one is true:
-I am a great parent, not just a good one.
-I am learning to be an even better parent, but I take it day by day.
-I know my child and I try to provide what my child needs...making sure not to give them everything they want.
-I always try to make sure that my spouse and I are always on the same page.
-I support all of my friends and family in the manner in which they choose to parent as well.
-I love being a mom/dad/caregiver to my child(ren).
-I make sure that I am healthy so that I am there for my child in the best way I can be.
-I love that my home is a sanctuary of calm and joy.
-I am grateful for the support I ask for and receive from others.
If you are still reading this, then kudos to you for reading these articles each week and continuously seeking to be a better parent, better spouse, and better YOU! KUDOS to YOU!!
Tamar Andrews
Director of ECE @ American Jewish University
Tamar Andrews, EdD, is an Associate Professor at UCLA's Graduate School of Education and Information Studies and Director of the Early Childhood Education Department at American Jewish University. With 30+ years in early childhood as a teacher and director, she led Temple Isaiah Preschool from 2003 to 2023, where she earned NAEYC accreditation and built an award-winning STEM program. Her work inspired her son Daniel to build Playground. She also teaches at UCLA Extension and Santa Monica College and speaks internationally on early childhood education.
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