Be a "good enough" parent. Speaker: Dr. Aliza Pressman Source: | The Mel Robbins Podcast I love a good message about the myth of perfect parenting. I get it. We all want to be great parents. The best. And that's a noble goal. But the idea of perfect parenting is flawed in so many ways. Number one, it's not actually attainable. And when we set impossible goals, we set ourselves up for failure and disappointment. And number two, and possibly more importantly, a perfect parent doesn't make a well-adjusted, realistically developed child. Life is hard and messy and unpredictable. Things will go wrong for your kid. They will screw up and make mistakes... constantly. Your mistakes, issues, and problems, when handled correctly, can be required life lessons for your child. They learn how to persevere from your mistakes. They learn how to repair. They learn that relationships strain under problems but don't have to break. They learn that love isn't covered by perfection, but instead it persists through issues and fights and hard times. And, in fact, those hard times can actually make love and relationships stronger. Your imperfections are actually a blueprint for a healthy and realistic life. Your child absolutely needs that. So embrace it. Share this post with another parent who needs to hear it!