Nobody is perfect - even parents make mistakes!

We should be role models for our children and show them how to behave properly. But we parents are just human, we are wrong, make mistakes or freak out. For this we should also stand in front of our children.

We would all like the perfect parents, hardly anyone is - and that's a good thing. After all, how does a child feel that is constantly confronted with flawless overparents? Inadequate, inferior. There will be no chance to ever be so perfect and more important: it has no model of how to make mistakes, work on weaknesses, and develop a healthy self-esteem, even though you're not perfect.

Making mistakes, failing in tasks, experiencing defeats is simply part of life. This should be experienced by children as early as possible. Show your child your own shortcomings as well. It will learn that by itself it does not have to be perfect to be lovable.

It will also learn that every human being has the opportunity to grow, to evolve. However, this can only "look the other way" out of you, if it experiences the whole process: how you get upset, perhaps unfair, but also, as you recover, apply reassurance strategies, apologize. This has a role model character and gives the child the opportunity to test their strategies or to develop their own.

The inner permission to even make mistakes, relaxed by the way immensely. Then parents can be authentic, their behavior becomes understandable for the children. By the way, parents do not need to have the fear that the children lose their respect - at least not, as long as they always make one thing clear with all the authenticity and the courage to make mistakes: we are the big ones who take responsibility and you are the little one who is protected and loved by us.

Did I forget something? Can you think of any more points?
I´m looking forward to your experiences and additions.

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