Boys – What a Boy Needs from his Mom – 5 things your son needs you to do for him

What a boy needs from his mom is not just love and care. Here are 5 things your son needs you to do for him. Be there for him and hear him out whenever required.

Raising a girl is a huge responsibility? She will be bringing up a family one day? Let me tell you raising a boy is an even bigger responsibility, I believe. Because I am shaping up a little human to be a good friend, a good person, a good man for his woman. I am my son’s best friend (so far it stands true, not sure how long). It is my responsibility to mold my boy into a man with a character.

Sons are considered “mama’s boys” and daughters “daddy’s princess”. But my definition of mama’s boy is very different.

Loving your boy doesn’t mean smothering him or doing everything for him. Bluey is going to be five in a few months and he is quite independent.

What a boy needs from his mom is to understand him than telling him what to do. Here are 5 things your son needs you to do for him. Let’s check our second Parenting Hack for this year’s A to Z Challenge.

What a Boy Needs from his Mom – 5 things your son needs you to do for him

Affection – Hugs & Kisses

I have noticed my boy has no qualms about wrestling with his dad but is extremely gentle with me. Mostly because I don’t ration his quotas of hugs and kisses! He gets the soft gentle side from me.

There is no such thing called – too much love when it comes to boys. Hugging your boy, cuddling, kissing is positive communication that you are sending towards your kids. It might be easy for me at this age, but the physical affection must remain even when boys turn tweens and teens.

Freedom to let him fall, fail and learn

It is natural for any parent to be a protective blanket for the kids. There’s no better teacher than experience. Give them the freedom to fall, fail and learn from it.

It might pain you to see your child fall or fail. But let them learn from their experiences. Let them learn from situations. I always put forward the good and the bad of any situation and ask my son “what do you think is right?” I can guide him, but I let him choose.

Admit when you are wrong

Moms are not perfect we have flaws, we do mistakes. The only way to mold your boys in strong individual characters is that you teach them to own up their mistakes. How do you teach them? By admitting and owning up your own mistakes when you do it. The apology not only teaches them what is correct behavior, but they will also learn that it’s okay to fail or do mistakes. It teaches them humility.

Nurture what he loves to do

Positive parenting deals with affirmations. Your son might be good in studies, might be good at sports, or could be creative. Nurture what he loves to do. Let him pick and choose. Take out the gender biases, say hi to gender-neutral parenting.

My son loves the kitchen – he has been playing in the kitchen since he started crawling. He likes cooking now and has told me he would like to be a chef. (He also says he wants to be a truck driver!)

Your repeated no’s might have a worse effect on your boys. Let them choose.

Boys need Example

Kids are constantly watching us. They pick up easily what they see. They need to see examples. They need to see the good, the bad. They need to see how you are treated at home. When you leave a good example they learn. Practice family rules, positive statements, daily affirmations.

The safe, happy environment they grow up in becomes the model in their minds.

Now tell me, millennial moms, what a boy needs from his mom? Do you practice any of these in your parenting? Did you like these parenting hacks?  Share with me what you do with your boys.

I am sharing Parenting hacks for Millennial Moms on this Season of A to Z Challenge. Adding the post links as I post them.
A – Amazing Moms

Until next time.

Cheers.

Xoxo

Tina.