To ask you to tell me about a moment when you were particularly proud of your child?

[MrsKiplin]

I found out that my dd has been gave her spare pe kit to a friend whose mum forgot to bring hers in. Some of the other girls had been teasing this girl but my dd helped her instead. Just wondered about everyone else's proud moments!

Aww these are heartwarming.
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DD 19 called tonight from her summer job. She spent last summer having an absolute ball and doing meaningful voluntary work and several summers before partying and holidaying but this summer really has to work. She had a 10 hour day and she just called completely energised after her first day and said she’d got back to 2 texts from managers saying she was brilliant. Her big sister has just graduated very well and is travelling before starting an amazing job so I really feel for DD2.

When my DD was 4, we were having a small Halloween party and there were a few kids from school and some of my other friends with their DC at my house.

One child is/was autistic....3 years old and his Mum was spying through the door just to see how he was coping as all the kids were watching cartoons and there was no adult near.

Two kids were staring at the little boy and giggling....and his Mum saw my 4 year old DD put her arm round him and say "This is X, he's my friend. I've been to his house...it's nice." in a "Try me if you dare!" sort of way.

She was so touched because she saw he had allies and I was so happy that she'd basically showed the others that he was with her and she was watching out for him.

This is such a lovely thread. It's made me all emotional.

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My DS is 5 months old and has club feet, so has been in and out of hospital since he was born. He's had 7 weeks of full leg casts, 3 months of full time callipers and an operation to cut and release his Achilles' tendons. All that he has been through makes me proud, the fact that he has managed to learn to roll over with a metal bar on his legs makes me super proud. But when I thought my little heart would burst.. when the physiotherapist said she looks forward to seeing his face because it cheers up her day
It seems really silly but just made me beam.

Dd was in reception. A mother came up to me one day and said 'I'm so sorry Jack bit Ethel's ear, is she ok?' I hadn't heard anything of it, so asked dd about it. She waved it off with an airy 'oh, don't worry about it, Jack is still developing empathy. He's not quite there yet, but I'm sure he'll get it soon.'

One of mine has come a long way. Any compliment on his behaviour is quite a big deal for me! I get lots of comments on how polite he is. He has been rewarded at school recently for kindness in helping children on their own and helping a pregnant teacher 'so she didn't hurt herself'.

Plus; being excellent siblings as someone else posted and the pride in each other's achievements.

And absolutely anything they do in sport as it takes serious guts when you're shy.

We were in Thornton cafe when ds aged 3.5 at the time noticed a lady in a wheelchair reaching for some chocolates. He said "I want to help that poor lady" jumped off his c seat and ran over "excuse me can I.help you" of course she was fine but she came over to me and said "he is going to grow up to be a wonderful young man". I have to say I nearly cried!