Doctors do it.

Lawyers do it.

Even Engineers and Architects often do.

They all set up the workplace and their career as a “practice.”

So what does practice mean in this sense? Are they just practicing on me like someone who hasn’t perfected their skills?

Well, yes, sort of.  A very old definition of practice says, “to perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly in order to acquire, improve or maintain proficiency.”

So all these professions call their work practice because they pursue and engage in a continuous exercise of their craft. They also have aspects of their professions that change over time as science, experience, and culture produce new information.

This is how I view parenting. With each child, you are presented with new challenges and a different learning style and love language and personality. As your children age the culture shifts from the era you were raised in.

In addition, valid research emerges warning of us of physical or psychological implications for our child. As a parent, we have much to process, much to learn.

Parenting is a practice.

There are no perfect parents. I am not. Therefore, I am not an expert, but I would love to be your mentor.  I am very experienced with over thirty years of parenting, and am a somewhat logical, common sense kind of person. I am extremely enthusiastic about the role of mothers in the lives of their children. I am here to help you in your motherhood practice because mothering does matter. You are not alone in your practice.