Parenting woes and the happy medium

Hello readers,

I spent all day looking through magazines and newspapers. I know what you are thinking, who spends all day looking through papers?

Well, you do not have to wonder anymore, I can answer that question. I have a toddler at home and we use newspapers and magazines for at home projects. Speaking of toddlers and newspapers reminds me of the feature story I created in my Media Writing Communications course.

The feature was about new and old parenting styles. I was determined to prove there is not a right or wrong way to parent. Grandma’s style and new generation mothers can find a happy medium by learning from each other.

I urge you to keep reading and explore my feature story. Enjoy!   

Noelle

(For the purpose of the blog, I condensed the format of my News Release)

News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Nov. 15, 2010                                                                                            Noelle Last Name

                       Chief Executive Officer of Happy Moms Inc.

                       (202) 555-5555

                       Noellelastn@aol.com

Out, in, and back again parenting, a happy medium does exist

These days, the pressure is on to be a perfect parent. New moms are challenged everyday on the “right and wrongs” of parenting. There’s nothing new about grandmothers butting in and questioning the parenting style of their children. It seems like the older generation can’t grasp the new approach to parenting. With new discoveries in technology and research, the newer generation is equipped with so many more advances these days.

Grandma’s way of parenting is becoming old news. “Out with the old and in with the new” is what moms everywhere are shouting. Grandmothers are screaming to the rooftops, “our way is the best way.” With the tug of war over which way of parenting is the right way or wrong way, can we co-exist?

So listen up both old and new moms; you are all forgetting one thing…Motherhood. Motherhood should be a special bond shared between those who hold the title, mom.  Instead, most relationships end up being a tug of war of who is right and who is wrong when it comes to parenting. When will the tug of war end?At one point, we all held the title “new mom.” With every new mom there was another mom telling her what she felt was the right and wrong way to parent. I am here to tell you, from one mom to another, we need each other. 

We can all learn the old ways, embrace the new, and vice versa. When you think about it, it all comes down to the fact that we all love our children. Our love for our children is the reason we are hard on analyzing the parenting style of other mothers.  

Life is too short to live with anger. My mother always told me to listen to the advice of others and then do what I felt was best. You never know what you are missing out on if you don’t listen. So let’s listen and embrace each other as mothers. The cycle of what is old, new, and back again will always repeat because the motherhood club will always exist.

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