Hi there
I think I need a bit of reassurance that other people feel like this as parents too! I have a 16 mo son. My problem is that since day 1 I've felt totally inadequate as a parent and that I'm not really cut out for it. He's quite a sensitive soul and also needs alot of attention. He's quiet and shy in company and seems quiet introvert but is v chatty when it's just me and his dad. I feel like it's my fault he's like this as I haven't given him the confidence he needs to socialise. I seem to have a habit of blaming myself for everything to do with him. ie. if he's having a bad day and is fussy I feel like it's something I've done and it's my fault. He's going through a fussy eating phase and has never been a good eater and again I blame myself for not giving him the right foods etc. I just can't seem to shake off this feeling that I'm not good enough as a parent. I had a difficult relationship with my mother growing up as she was emotionally unsupportive to say the least and am tying myself up in knots that I'm going to be the same sort of mother and that my children will grow up feeling inadequate themselves. Is this just me or do other parents suffer the same daily battle with their confidence.