How to Check If You Are Ready To Become A Parent

There is nothing to compare with the feeling to be a parent. Bringing a life on this earth is a big responsibility. You are not only bringing a new spirit in this world, you are responsible to make this child a complete, happy person. There are many cases of unprepared parents who may torture their children, because they were not ready for what was coming after the baby appear. You bring a child to this world to make the child happy not miserable. You ask yourself so many questions after you find out you will become a parent. Would the child be healthy, how should I handle as a parent, should I be able to teach my kid the right things, to make my child happy, to provide for the child and to create a good, capable and complete person? How should my child accept me? Should I be able to keep my child away from dangerous habits, etc. Having a kid is the greatest challenge in your life and the greatest prize is the happiness that this child will bring to you.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• A good amount of heroism
• A parent responsibility and willingness to provide for your child and educate it like a person
• A desire to make the child happy

1. Imagine your life with a baby sleeping in a bassinette next to your bed. Imagine all the fuss around this baby: your time don't belong to you anymore, your time belongs to the baby. All your attention belongs to the baby too. You may not be able to take a shower or go to the bathroom sometimes, when you are alone with the baby. Unless if you don't take it with you in a baby car seat, as I was doing.
2. Imagine you must forget about your 8 hours "beauty" sleep and good sleep at all. Babies and toddlers are waking up every night at least 5-9 times per night, crying and wanting your attention and care, because they are teething or have colics. You must stand up and have the baby's or children's "Tylenol" next to you, the child's bottle with milk or water and the child's toys.
3. You can not take care about yourself so much, because the child will cry most of the time and will want your care and attention. Find a quick way to put your best clothes on, make yourself a easy to keep hair-cut and be ready for devoting all your love and attention to your child.
4. You have to learn to find a good entertainment for your baby or toddler, if you have a very important work in the house. Bring the toys, that your child likes, play with the child, leave it to watch some children's movie and hope, that this will distract the kid, so you will be able to do your task. Buying a home swing for the kid helps a lot too.
5. Being a parent includes also changing diapers, cleaning and giving a bath to the baby, feeding the baby, burping the baby, putting the baby to sleep, playing with the baby, calming the baby when it is crying, observing if the baby is sick and taking care of the baby when he/she is sick, etc. Your body and your mind will not belong to you for a while, but to your baby. You have to be devoted parent /especially a Mother/ twenty four hours of the day, seven days of the week. There is no time-off. The greatest reward which is beyond compare with any other happiness is your baby's smiles, hugs, first steps, kisses, first words and love that will make you so happy as nothing else and nobody else can.

Tips & Warnings

• Start with the simple things: think how a child will feel in the environment you can offer it and if the child fits in your future dreams.
• If you have never considered having a child and if you like your life the way it is now, you'd better buy yourself a pet.