8 Ways To Make Parenting Easier

Whether you are the parent of a baby or a teenager, we can all agree that parenting is a challenge! It can be wonderful one day and then exhausting, stressful and overwhelming the next. As a therapist and parent of two young children, I frequently talk with other parents about strategies to change children's behaviors.

• How can I get my baby to sleep trough the night?
• Why won't my toddler stop throwing toys?

• How can I get my teenage daughter to stop talking back?

We are always searching for ways to change our child's behavior; to make our children fit into a mold that works for us. However, this method rarely works and we are faced with crying babies, tantrumming toddlers and sassy teenagers. What if we stopped trying to change our kids and instead, changed ourselves? What if we changed our parenting styles and parenting philosophies? What if we chose to view parenting through rose-colored glasses? What if we decided not to take everything so seriously?

Read the 8 ways to make parenting easier on Verywell.