Parent, leave yourself alone! Practices of compassion for everyone who has children

If you feel like you are a bad parent, you are not alone. Lacking patience to play the same games, not having time to cook homemade dinners every day, struggling to potty train your child - it all may seem like a failure. 'Why do others succeed while I don't?' - almost everyone who is raising children has probably thought this at least once in their life. In reality, no one knows what it means to be a good dad or a good mom. No one is immune to mistakes, and mistakes, no matter what they are, are not a sign that you are not coping. Carla Naumburg, a doctor of science and parenting expert, wrote a book on how to overcome the bad parent syndrome. Four practices of self-compassion will help you: • calm your inner voice, • soothe fears and feelings of guilt, • get rid of self-destructive thinking, • treat yourself and your children with kindness and patience, • feel confident and calm.