Liudmyla Beraud’s Post

𝓒𝓞𝓝𝓕𝓔𝓢𝓢𝓘𝓞𝓝𝓢 𝓞𝓕 𝓐 𝓜𝓤𝓜/𝓒𝓐𝓡𝓔𝓔𝓡 𝓟𝓡𝓐𝓒𝓣𝓘𝓣𝓘𝓞𝓝𝓔𝓡 𝓟𝓐𝓡𝓣 3 Back when I was a “theoretical parent” (this is what I call the stage of my life before I had a child and when I knew exactly how to parent), I thought that I would be very strict with my child’s TV exposure and highly selective with what they watch. 😂 🤣 🤦♀️ I just feel like giving that naïve woman-child a hug and having a good laugh at/with her. Now, I unapologetically use TV when I need 20-40 minutes to read another chapter of a thought-provoking book or simply need a bit of quiet, uninterrupted thinking time. One other thing that had been reality tested and modified was my goal to sit and watch with my daughter all that she watches and be an older and hopefully a teeny but wiser “guide on the side”. 🤭 Having tried the above, I’ve come to the realisation that I find most cartoons that are age-appropriate for my daughter quite boring and at times annoying for me. Oh well, luckily, there are enough online reviews to go by to ensure that she is watching something decent. 🙏 Yesterday, Elly was watching her current favourite, 𝘎𝘢𝘣𝘣𝘺’𝘴 𝘋𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦, while I was doing something else (Reading? Making breakfast?). I suddenly overheard one cat character saying to the other one, who was struggling with something, “𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓”. I had previously noticed that 𝘎𝘢𝘣𝘣𝘺’𝘴 𝘋𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 relies heavily on the idea of a growth mindset. The characters, for instance, speak quite often about not being able to achieve something YET (i.e. the power of YET). That was probably the key thing that allowed me to convince myself that exposing Elly to these messages through a TV show is basically the gold standard of parenting. 😉 😁 “𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓”, simple as it is, sounds like an answer to a lot of life and career questions. Better. Not perfect. But better. Aside from the more obvious aspect of acquiring new skills, the “practice makes better” mindset can also help with self-reflection, self-clarity, visioning, goal-setting, planning, implementing, and adapting (career competencies that are identified by the Hope-Action Theory, which I looooove and am currently getting certified in). 💭 A simple substitution – “better” instead of “perfect” – highlights the continuous improvement mindset, the idea of growth, and the nature of human experience at large. 💭 “Better” can denote giant leaps in one’s growth, but also almost imperceptible changes that are usually the ones that make the most difference. 🔥 How cool is it that these messages have become omnipresent? (Or is it just me justifying a slightly more than reasonable amount of toddler TV on a rainy day? 😜 ) Any other children’s shows with important messages? #parenting #careerdevelopment #careereducation