Comments on: Core genius

By: Jacquie

Jacquie — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:44:28 +0000

Hmmm…_ I am not used to looking at my strengths as mother – I just do it, for my own and all of the children I take care of. I think I am an encourager, I am very affectionate and terribly silly.Yet, I am also a ‘no nonsense’ sort of person. Putting that all together, I am not sure what comes at the intersection, but I think it may require medical intervention and prescription medication!

By: Alison

Alison — Tue, 12 May 2009 04:34:10 +0000

I would probably say that for me it’s communication. I talk a lot and I love explaining things to my son, chatting with him, hearing him put words to his feelings, listening to his imagination take off.

But we don’t just stop with talking: I think I’m pretty good at teaching my son that it’s ok to express your emotions, that we all feel sad, happy, angry, frustrated, silly at times, even grown ups. Of course, this also means showing each other how we feel about each other, frequently. As a result our family does a great job of letting each other know how much we love each other, verbally and non-verbally.

By: mombie

mombie — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:00:07 +0000

Hi Dani, Mad, Ann and Andrea, so glad to see your answers!

You all sound like great moms to me.

By: DaniGirl

DaniGirl — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:30:50 +0000

Such a great questions, especially when we often focus on what we’re not doing well. I really had to think about this one!

Like Mad, I’m going to go with both affection and reinforcing self-esteem. If nothing else, my boys will never doubt that they are dearly loved, and that I am proud of them no matter what they do.

By: Mad

Mad — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:21:45 +0000

Hi. Andrea sent me over from Twitter.

My core genius would have to be affection and reinforcing self-esteem. When my daughter needs me, I am there.

By: Ann

Ann — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:19:26 +0000

I am pretty intuitive, so I can usually sense if there’s something going on with one of my kids. And I’m good at talking things through with people, so I can generally help my kids to figure out what’s bothering them and consider some possible solutions; then come up with an action plan for dealing with it (either on their own or with some help from one or both parents).

PS – I’ve seen Andrea and Frances together and the love just flows back and forth. I love being with them because they’re so happy being together. (That’s probably a sickening thing to post, but it’s true.)

By: Andrea

Andrea — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:07:22 +0000

See, now I wish I still had a mommyblog.

I think I do the teaching well. I find it easy most of the time to put things into terms that Frances can understand, and I respect her and her intelligence. And I’m good at us making stuff together. We do craft projects and cook and bake together and she has a nice stable of arts adn craft supplies. So. There are my two for this year.

This is a really great idea.