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Over the years, I’ve learned that the most important parenting advice is to trust your instincts and be patient with yourself.

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Over the years, I’ve learned that the most important parenting advice is to trust your instincts and be patient with yourself.

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Giving Advice

The most important parenting advice is to trust your instincts and be patient with yourself.

Describing Habits

Over the years, I've learned to trust my instincts as a parent and to be patient with my shortcomings.

Asking About Others

What parenting advice have you found most helpful?

Sharing Hypotheticals

If I hadn't learned to trust my instincts, parenting would have been much harder.

Rephrased versions

Formal

Through experience, I have concluded that trusting one's intuition and exhibiting self-compassion are paramount in parenting.

Casual

I've figured out that the key to parenting is to go with your gut and cut yourself some slack.

Simpler English

The best parenting tip is to listen to your feelings and be kind to yourself.

Phrases to learn

trust your instincts

To rely on your gut feelings and intuition.

be patient with yourself

To be understanding and forgiving of your own mistakes and shortcomings.