the intapendent learner

being a stay at home mom right now is hard work for me. why ??? I love my children don't get me wrong but I have a high expectation of how my home should look as well as how a family should look and behave. with this being said I understand that there are times that the puzzle pieces are not going to fit right and I am ok with that. It doesn't mean that we live in a mess of a home and eat junk food and act like crazies in public. Did I mention that I have a strong willed child ??? he is very independent and wants to learn things for himself. which is hard for me as a mother to let happen as I do not want to see him get hurt. any other mothers out there feel the same way?? so I have been practicing the art of creating a safe learning environment and letting him run free. I have learned by trial and error that we stay home on bad days and on the good days we get to it while the getting is good. some may say that I am allowing my toddler to run my days in a sort I am, but I feel that arguing is just not going to get anywhere with a toddler at this age. if we have a break down we simply move on to the car and head home. nothing is more important that setting the boundaries that we do not act up in stores.