Glow Worm Parenting

Intentional parenting is exhausting. It takes mental and emotional energy to stop and make eye contact, to smile at your child’s soul when they are looking at you, and to answer with an intentional tone. I know if I’m giving attention with the glow of a screen on my face, it’s not going to count. It makes me irritated and short tempered to try and “multitask” with whatever show, podcast, or social media feed that has managed to rope me in. Investment parenting requires fullness of attention, even if it’s just for a few minutes. This very short blog post took me a whole day to write due to the amount of interruptions of the 4 children I have at home! How many snuggles, giggles, and treasures invested into my precious children would I have missed out on if I chose to be a Glow Worm Parent, stuck in the light of the blue screen!