Mumsnet users share their proudest parenting moments with Baby Bjorn

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There is often a lot of talk about being a ‘good parent’ and with that comes a fair amount of expectations of what a ‘good parent’ should: look like, act like and even sound like. However, these (often unrealistic) projections put a lot of pressure on parents, but parenting is not a competition; most of the time you have to trust yourself and worry about it later!

Here’s what BabyBjörn have to say: “We want to put things into perspective by empowering new mums to have faith in their own instincts, set their own standards and develop their own unique parenting style. The one thing that all parents have in common is the love they have for their children. This means so much more than different opinions about giving birth, breastfeeding v. bottle feeding, soothers v. no soothers, cloth nappies v. disposable nappies, full-time work v. part-time work, or babywearing.”

BabyBjörn would love you to share the parenting moment you are most proud of.

Perhaps you created your own parenting rule that worked a treat and now you feel like you could write your very own parenting book? Was there a time when you you felt like ripping your hair out trying to get your DC potty trained but you persevered and finally they did it with no drama! Or maybe you’re multitasking was seriously put to the test and you came out the other side feeling like Super Parent?

Whatever parenting moment you are most proud of share it on the thread below and you’ll be entered into a prize draw where one MNer will win a £300 Love2Shop voucher and a brand new BabyBjörn Baby Carrier One for themselves and one for a friend/parent they want to celebrate.

Thanks and good luck!
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My first son was born at 31weeks and 3 days so was behind developmental for quite a while. My proudest moment was when he went to his 3 year check and his language and vocabulary skills were tested as being those of a 4 year old and he was in the top 1% of the country! He was also in the top 25% for the other sections.

Proudest moment was when ds who was 5 at the time gave all of his money he'd saved to the children's hospice where his sister had passed away. It was his idea. Bless his heart.

My proudest moment was seeing my little DC handle a 14hr flight across the world to live in a totally different culture for 1 month which was completely out their comfort zone. They took the changes in weather, food, routine, living accommodation, family members etc all in their tiny strides!

Proudest moment so far on this amazing parenting journey....surviving two under two's (just about!)

My proudest is seeing my girls together, the cuddles from the other one when one is in hospital. My eldest (5) telling me don't be scared Mummy I am here. Knows that I am doing right.

My 3 year old daughter always asks if I am ok and if she notices I am sad (my Dad passed away October 2016 from cancer aged 53 so I have many off days) she says "are u missing grandad mummy" and when I say yes she says "aww it's ok I will look after you" and gives me a kiss and cuddle. I am so proud of how kind and caring she is towards others and how well she recognises peoples feelings and how she reacts towards them. She is my best friend

My proudest moment was watching DS 4 being so caring towards his baby sister this week when she’s been full of a cold. Bringing her tissues, offering her drinks, bringing her blankets and toys.

I'm proud of anytime when I get outside with my three children and we have a good time. I love the four of us having fun together and walking at our own pace.

My proudest moment to date came a couple of years ago.

My eldest has high-functioning autism. He often struggles socially, as he misinterprets cues and especially body language, but he is the kindest child alive.

Another child in his class was a very active, sporty little boy; a real little alpha male and very popular. He wasn't always the kindest to my son - they simply had nothing in common. One Easter holiday, this other little boy fell out of an upstairs window when visiting family, and was very seriously injured. He spent weeks in Great Ormond Street, some in an induced coma, then months in the specialist paediatrics hospital nearer to home.

A couple of months after the injured little boy started back at school part-time, his mum approached me at pickup. She told me there had been an all agencies meeting about her son that day, and the school had said the person helping her child the most was probably not a teacher, but my son. They'd sat them together, and my son was helping him relearn writing, supporting his frustration, making sure he was included in playground activities, and generally being kind and sensitive to his needs and feelings. My son is very academically able, so it wasn't an arrangement intended to benefit him - it was done purely as they knew he could be trusted to remain kind and gentle to another vulnerable little boy at all times. When I told my son later how proud of him I was for being so kind, and what a special thing that was to hear as his mum, he said, "I'm not doing it to be kind. I just know what it's like to feel different."

I'm proud of his intelligence, I'm proud of his courage in facing and managing his problems, but above all, I'm so proud of his capacity to stay open-hearted and generous of spirit, in a world where he suffers a fair amount of rejection. He's just the nicest person you could ever meet.

I am 28 this month and still a right wimp when it comes to getting things sorted.. ie doctors, housing complaints.
Yes i still get my mom to come to the doctors with me if i feel they are fobbing me off.
Or any complaints i have i call on mommy 😂
But my proudest parenting moment is my youngest daughters nursery worker telling me how kind and caring she is. And her role play with the dolls at nursery.
Now dont get me wrong my children are like any other and can and do make me lose my 💩 from time to time 🤦
But children copy what they see......... so to me i am proud that i have shown my children how to be caring and kind.
And that that has more of an impact than when i lose my 💩😂

I am proud whenever my daughter walks in confidently to a new setting like a playgroup...I'm proud that I'm raising a sociable, independent little girl despite being quite introverted myself.

My proudest moment so far was watching my son in his nativity play at school.
He practiced his lines for weeks and he was so nervous so I was bursting with pride when he stood up on the day and said them so confidently.

My son was diagnosed diabetic on his second birthday. My proudest moment was when he bravely did his first blood test and insulin injection himself. After a lot of practising injecting a toy first !

My proudest parenting moment was yesterday on International Women's Day when a post natal support group I am part of included me in their video. It made me realise how strong I had been to fight pnd for my children and how amazing they were. I attach the link of the video. Maybe not much to others but my proudest parenting moment.

When my sons were pall bearers at my brother's funeral. So proud of my beautiful young men, all grown up.

I had to tell my younger daughter that her dad and I were splitting up, she was about 8. She just said,' Whatever makes you happy, mummy'.

My DD learnt how to blow raspberries on my tummy today. Very funny and cute, she is 17 months and learning so much, every day I'm proud of something new.

As a mother of 4, I have lots of proud parent moments. For a very long time, my proudest moment was when my 3rd child, who had been diagnosed as selectively mute, stood up in assembly and gave a reading. Both his teacher and I were in tears because that was such a huge step. My proudest moment though came when my eldest child, who was then 17, read on social media that a local young lady was going to do a 24 hour sleep out after a homeless man had helped her, by giving her taxi money to get home. My son told me that he had contacted the young lady because he did not feel that it would be safe for her to do a sleep out alone and offered to do it with her. When the date came for the sleep out, there was about 5 or 6 people who spent 24 hours living on the street. By this time the story had gone viral and they raised over £40,000 to help the homeless of Preston. But then after the event he began volunteeering at the soup kitchen and continued to help volunteering with the homeless. He really is one in a million

My proudest parenting moment I think was when my eldest DD played the lead role in her end of year show (Annie Get Your Gun) when she was 12. She wasn't involved in theatre groups or anything at the time. She was astounding. Just breathtaking. For weeks after, I couldn't look at her the same, I just couldn't get my head around what I'd watched my normal, pain in the arse, pre teen do on stage. Teachers at the school still talk about it years later.

When I tried to implement super nanny style parenting, my dd then aged 5 paused and said to me, "you're trying to train me mummy aren't you. Like a dog?"
That was end of my super nanny phase 😂

My 6 year old has been struggling with his reading and writing, but managed to write me the swwetest mothers day message with perfectly coloured in paper daffodils. So proud of his patience with himself and pure determination.

I was very proud when my 8yo son changed his baby sisters nappy (his own idea). My son's father refused to change his own son's nappy so, this was a very proud moment to know that my little boy was more of a man than his own father.

The little everyday things make me proud, like my kids sharing things, learning new words, reading and asking questions. One of the mums came up to me at school last week to tell me that their son had told her that if there was one person that if a kid wanted help with something or just a trusty friend they would pick my son. Extra cuddles given

GCSE results day

i am so proud of mine all the time everyone comments on what a credit they are to me,
My husband their dad got cancer and they used to look after him if he was having chemo and they were off they would sit with him and insisted on staying with him till the end holding his hand .
I was in town with my kids and a lady fell over my kids were the first to rush to her aid and help her she said what lovely kids the librarian said to me these are the politest kids i have ever served.
my oldest daughter has decided to work as a doctor and specialize on cancer she is only 9 but already looking for voluntary jobs