Raising at Mini Mogul: The Good, The Bad, The call for help By Tammira Lucas
If you have been following my blogs or me you know that I
talk a lot about being a Mompreneur and anything BUSINESS, BALANCE &
BABIES. This time I decided to do something a little different with my blog. I
wanted to give you real life insight on my life and the obstacles I go through
as I balance various parts of my life. I started my business www.ryannscloset.com with my daughter in
mind. As she got older I transitioned her into being the CEO of the business.
It’s nothing more I love then growing a business with my daughter. But raising
a “Mini Mogul” is not EASY. Ryann plays a huge part in our business and it is
actually really good to run a business with her because instead of finding
sitters for her when I have to do business she is right by my side. But she is
still 3 and it is important for me to always ensure she lives her childhood.
Now because Ryann is an entrepreneur she is different from other 3 year olds.
She has Television interviews, radio interviews and meetings she has to be
apart of all in a week time. This can be very tiring for a 3 year old, but as
her mom it I always ensure she gets proper sleep and nutrition.
Recently I came to a bump in the road; Ryann started having
behavioral issues in school and at home. Now as her mom I wanted to immediately
punish her and take everything away, however that is very hard when you are
contracted to do certain things. So what do I do? How do I really handle this
situation? I was really starting to become stress out about the situation
because I did want to break commitments and I also didn’t want Ryann to think
it was okay for her to misbehave. I actually felt embarrassed that she would act
in this manner. As a mother you never
really want to punish your child. You look at their cute smiling or sad faces
and literally just want to hold, kiss and protect them. Looking at her face she
seemed so innocent but I knew that her actions were unacceptable and something
had to be done.
After speaking to my husband we came up with a punishment
for her. We agreed to allow her to follow through with any commitments we made,
however she was not allowed to play with any toys, watch TV and she had to stay
in her room while she was home practicing her numbers, sight words and
handwriting.
Normally I am the disciplinary in the house and I think that I was
stressed out because of this. There were two things I had to do in order to
overcome this issue;
- I had to communicate with
my husband about my feelings on the way he discipline her. Because she is
“daddy’s little girl” he seem to let her get away with a lot of stuff, but
this will only make her actions worst.
- I had to speak to other
moms and get their advice. It is so important as moms that we understand
that we aren't the only ones going through issues. Talking and getting
advice from other moms really helped me in this situation. It gave me the
opportunity to vent with out feeling guilty and get good advice that contribute
to removing my stress.
I am here to tell all the moms that raising children is hard
and raising a mini mogul is no different!!!
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