{"id":2675,"date":"2023-10-02T14:30:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T13:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mummy-time.com\/?p=2675"},"modified":"2023-10-30T14:24:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T13:24:10","slug":"lessons-every-new-parent-learns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mummy-time.com\/lessons-every-new-parent-learns\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Unexpected Lessons Every New Parent Learns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Being a new parent can be both a rewarding and overwhelming experience. It’s a constant learning process<\/a> where you change and grow with your child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a former preschool teacher, I\u2019ve talked to many first-time parents who always had lots of questions and many times just needed to hear that everything they were thinking and experiencing was normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I can always tell when my toddler student is a first child<\/a> because their parents tend to have that wide-eyed, deer-in-the-headlights expression on their faces, especially during the first couple weeks of preschool<\/a>. They want to make sure they’re doing things right and giving their child the best care possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Through my conversations with new parents, they have shared some valuable and unexpected lessons they have learned. Here are five of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n1<\/strong>. Sleep is Precious<\/h2>\n\n\n\n