By my love for my children? I was given the chance to be at one side of the fence, being a teacher for over a decade now. Now, I am given the chance to see how it is to be at the other side of the fence, by being a parent to two kids.
Even if both of them are still not in the big school, I get to deal with their teachers in their Sports classes or in their Gymbaroo/Kindermusik classes. And yes, sometimes, I see some issues that I would want to raise...either I find the teacher too lax, or not effective, and the like. But I stop myself because I know how it is when parents talk to teachers to air their opinions or rant. I wouldn't want to be like one, so I try to extend my patience and understand where the teacher is coming from. So far, there has been no need for me to really address some concerns about their teachers. It was only a matter of waiting and seeing the reasons behind my issues :-)
Another fear is for me "not to see'' something is wrong with them because I love them and they are my kids. Most often than not, I try to be always in check with reality...their behavior, their developmental milestones in a particular age, etc....as I have shared before, I have a lot of developmental checklists and I always check my kids if they are within range or if there is already a red flag up, I should get worried already. I always check myself because I remember the 5 stages of grieving, the first stage is always denial. I check if I'm seeing everything or I'm missing something because I am in denial. So far, there is nothing major to worry about. :-)
Just this morning when Sam got her shots and her 12-month check-up, the GP asked me if there was any concerns I wanted to raise. Of course I shared my worry of her still not walking (even if other parents already shared their stories with me about their children walking a bit late, the oldest of which was at 15months!). But the GP told me that I shouldn't worry about walking, I should worry about the language more. Thankfully, there is no problem in that area :-) I hope that if there is something I am missing, friends or family will be instrumental in letting me know :-)
