how do you know how you are doing as a parent?

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Hi all,

I have been feeling self-reflective today, and thinking about how I'm doing as a parent. It got me wondering how to know if you are doing the right things. Mentioned this to DP and the thought was that if the DC are happy and well-behaved, then we are probably doing the right thing. If not we need to shake things up.

Is this true? Can you use your kids' general happiness and behaviour as a reflection of yourself as a parent? Or is there a better way?

cory, I agree with your dd. You're definitely the right mummy.

You can't know but they will tell you eventually!
They see things differently from you and they remember things that were not important to you and forget things that you thought were important. As long as you keep communicating and can laugh together you are OK IMO.(sometimes they even admit that ,looking back, you were right!)