Happy Mother's Day! ❤️

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Happy Mother's Day! I’m thinking of all moms today—you truly have the most important job in the world. 💗

Being a mother is such a wild, humbling experience. The love you feel for your children isn't something you can explain. It shifts your entire world. It allows you to experience the truest form of love—with no agenda, no expectation, and no conditions attached to it. I'm forever grateful I was able to get pregnant and experience this beautiful dimension of life.

Some might wonder why as a medical doctor I often speak about parenting. But the connection between parenting and health is undeniable. How we eat, how we sleep, how we live are all influenced by the way we were raised. Your attitude towards life, your work ethic, your sense of well-being-these are shaped by the kind of parenting you received. Parenting lays the foundation for physical, mental, and emotional health, and in turn, shapes the future of our society.

As a mother of three, a stepmother to four, and now a grandmother of four, I’ve been blessed to experience this journey in all its stages. I wanted to share a few things I’ve learned along the way!

1. Having children is the greatest project and privilege. It requires intention. Before you have a child it's important to think about what's required to be an excellent parent. Read and educate yourself. Set out to make the kids exceptional. Map it out. Learn how to raise the miracle you have been blessed with.

2. Social media is unproductive. You have this window of time during their formative years to develop. Limit social media to text. Get going on languages, art, reading, music, adventures, laughing, go outside, etc.

3. That said, kids need time to be bored. Boredom fuels creativity. Constant stimulation can hinder the ability to imagine and self-direct. Spend idle time with your child with no distraction. For example, a walk with just you and them. Lay on the ground with your kids and marvel at nature. There is no time to waste with TV or iPads because learning does not happen passively. It happens actively.

4. Expensive experiences are not needed for childhood. Go to the library for free books. Walk to the lake for a free zoo. Eat at home for better food. There is adventure everywhere. You just have to be open to it!

5. The way a child eats is the way the parents eat. Diet sets the stage for their health throughout their whole life. So eating well is more cost effective in the long run. Egg yolks, liver, fish, raw cheese, sourdough, butter, oranges, mangoes, blueberries, shrimp - as nutrient dense and simple as possible.

6. Parents tell their kids to dream big, to aim for the stars, but kids don't do as you say, they do as you do. Embody it. Live it. Show them what it looks like. Be the proof and model excellence. In that sense, children are mirrors. Want them to become independent? You become independent! Want them to become kind? You speak with kindness! There are no shortcuts.

7. Talk to children like people. Never underestimate their intelligence and let them be part of the conversation. Let them meet your friends and engage with them at the dinner table. What do they think about the moon and the books they are reading? Ask questions and include them in decision making. There is no need to dumb it down—let them be part of it all.

8. Maintain a high standard of excellence. I often tell new parents not to lower their expectations but to keep them high and allow their child to rise to the occasion. It’s common to fear being labeled "tiger moms," but I think the real concern should be about not striving for excellence—not just in our children, but in ourselves as parents. Excellence means being intentional, present, and the best version of ourselves for our children.

9. Compliment them often so they do not need to care too much about approval from external sources. A child who never hears that they are sweet or beautiful wonders if they are really adequate and craves validation as an adult.

10. Make rituals that just you and your family have. Maybe you eat breakfast together every morning, go for walks, swim in the ocean on Tuesdays—be weird, be uncommon. You have to do uncommon things to have uncommon children!

11. Take sports, chess, or music seriously from an early age. This can shape a child's future in remarkable ways. Many Olympians began their athletic journeys as early as five years old, and countless chess grandmasters and world-class musicians started honing their skills in childhood.

12. Pay attention to their natural curiosities and allow them to make things on their own. Foster your child's innate curiosities by giving them the space to explore and create independently. If they show an interest in music, encourage them to compose and play without your intervention.

13. As a parent your job is to cultivate and draw out their gifts to the world. Teach everything you know, offer up yourself, everything: as truthful as you can. It's not for the parent to stake the path ahead, just give them a world to conquer. It is an adventure and it reveals all of life's mysteries. And again, it's the most important job in the world!

14. Recognize that parenthood is a gift, and be kind to yourself along the way. We have to be able to go with the flow and give ourselves grace in the difficult moments. Remember that growth is happening for both you and your child!

Motherhood has been the most meaningful part of my life, and something I continue to learn from every day. I’m grateful to be able to share pieces of that with all of you here.

Sending love to all mothers today! 💗 

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Dr. C