What makes you happy and proud of your DC?

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My DS is mostly happy, confident, sociable and navigates his way around unfamiliar places very well. He picks up new skills quickly considering his severe SN. We have a strong emotional bond.

What makes you extra happy and proud about your child?

The fact that she's here. I had 3 attempts before she arrived; 1 after and I still only ended up with one child, but one is more than some people get and I'm eternally grateful for that.

When she smiles or when she says something funny (which happens so frequently I can't quote anything) or when she says 'mom...I love you', which also happens frequently...all these things make me happy.

I am proud of the fact that when she plays Mario Kart with her friends, she lets them win most of the time and she tells them that they're great at stuff when they run themselves down. She once went shopping with friends, one of whom was a bit bigger than average, and dd and her mate both told this girl that the shops were rubbish...they didn't cut their clothes properly and that's why they didn't fit. They told her she looked beautiful when she found something that looked good on her and that that proved how rubbish the other shops were. I love kids that build up others.

flapper :) lovely DD you've got.

flapper your DD sounds lovely!

DD is three, and she is confident, bright, mischeivous and doing amazingly well at pre school. I love how caring she is, I've been trying to teach her about charity and kindness etc, so took her to the local food bank at the weekend. She really took it on board and asked if we could go again and take some more food because she doesnt want anyone to be hungry.

Seeing 2 of my teens in combat gear off to cadet camp with rucksacks the size of a small country on their backs! Almost as tall as me and bug grins on their faces at the prospect of a weekend away ( from me) getting covered in mud!!

*big!!!

TheRealMrsHannigan :) so sweet.

Everything. Quite simply everything they do and everything they say. I am so gobsmacked by them every day, and even when they strop, I admire their spirit. I feel so blessed to have them.

My dd (9) spent her pocket money buying herself and her little brother icecreams. He wanted an expensive one so she chose a cheap one so she could afford both. I was so proud of her.

Olympia boys will be boys! :) a proud moment indeed, but they grow up so quickly.

Ha, one if them is a girl!! Your typical 'tomboy', always has been and always will!

:) cool!

auntmargaret :) love the spirit comment

imaginethat kind hearted act :)

These are all lovely reasons for feeling proud of our kids. Mine is also a pre-teen hormonal monster at the moment, so it's good to focus on the really positive things she has going for her. It's easy to forget them when they're being monsters, so thank you for this thread. It's well timed :)

Everything to be honest!! He is my only child and the sunshine of my world..........he has a beautiful heart and really is very kind. I am sitting at work looking at a little post it note thing he wrote me

"To mum
your at work I am at school
thinking of you
love BettysSon"

Things like that are worth more than money in my eyes :)

Of course he can be a royal pita but generally he is lovely

That my dd has overcome her painful shyness and is now extremely confident. When she was small if grown ups talked to her she would hide behind me and never speak now she answers all there questions in a very confident polite manner, it's lovely. She also spent her own money buying her brother a present on a school trip because she thought he would like it. I'm very proud of how close they are.

Ds makes me proud by how well be is coping at school despite being a summer baby he is flying socially and academically.

Dd who is 4 weeks has just learnt to smile and is melting my heart, she is so good natured.

ds 11 is genuinely kind, thoughtful and the sweetest boy. He worries about everyone. If we're having a rough day, he'll happily take (rather less kind) dd6 off our hands and play with her for as long as we need. This morning before school he 'advised' me that he would be having a cheese and ham roll at break time, but 'don't worry, I'll still choose something sensible for lunch before soccer training'. he is a goalkeeper for a local team and if he tackles anyone, he will check they're ok before carrying on with the game. he really is remarkable. I hope he won't lose it

My DS helps to make things at school. Yesterday he brought home a pinata. He receives certificates of which i pin up on his board.

Aw..

imaginethat - now that's a special little girl. Olympia, got to love a tomboy and I love kids with spirit. Mine is a lot more reserved when it comes to the physical stuff, but everyone's different. GoingforGoal I think that the strong emotional bond is one of the things that parents want more than anything because it does make your kids so much more confident and assured. You see so many threads today where people pick and criticise their own kids and others (me included I have to say on occasion). How lovely to celebrate their strengths instead.

Everything! He was 3 months prem, and in hospital for the first 6 months of his life. As you can imagine, it wasn't an easy journey.

He's now 6, never ever shuts up, is the life and soul of any event, takes everything in his stride (including anything painful, he's way braver than me!), and is a polite and considerate little sod boy most of the time. Considering we never knew if he would walk/talk etc etc, I'm proud of everything he's achieved, and you'd never know about his rough start.

Oh I love those certificates, the ones which ds gets ( he's just 9) say ' thankyou for making your teacher smile'

Makes me too.... Always!

DD's very bright which obviously makes up proud, but tbh it's especially nice when I hear that she's she's been kind, helpful or considerate towards someone else, and I always try and big up how proud I am of her on those occasions and that it's just as important as the academic stuff.

She did something lovely for another child the other week and I'm to admit that I can't remember what it was now but DH and I were both chuffed to bits!

Agree with you flapper it's nice to reminded of the good stuff when they are going through a 'trying' phase.

betty :) snake :) norris :)

heartwarming

Love your names!

It made me proud when shopping in Morrisons, DS (aged 4) selects two Spicy Curry pot Noodles from the shelf, holds them up to his chest and pretends they are a pair of norks, jiggles them about and sings "Noodle boobies, nooooooodllllle booooooooooooooo-bieeeeeeeeeees"

Bursting with pride, I tell you.

dum it's easy to remember feeling proud and hard to remember what it was for. I keep threatening to write a journal on all the things dd does that are lovely, but then I forget! I am a rubbish mum when it comes down to the sentimental stuff :)

My ds (4) makes me happy because he is very funny. Yesterday when I was getting changed he said "Mummy could you please leave your bosoms out because I really like them, they are my favourite bit of you."