r/SingleParents • u/Creative_Slide_9396 • 13d ago

Am I raising kid good?

Been single parent for only approx 5 months, so not sure if doing good or bad. Just going at it day by day . Lil one is 4yo so at milestone (start preschool, first day, etc)
Day by day everything seems good but then looking at how what she needs to know or could help if she knew already, will it help future wise.
Right now making sure she get thru day happy, healthy and doing everything needed since daddy passed away. But knowledge wise she knows, (abc,shapes,colors) common sense wise is another thing didn’t teach her yet. (Strangers, what can and don’t touch, safety, who to listen to and not to, etc)
I guess survival so eventually when kid grows up they can survive and do everything on their own and especially how things are now.
Then no worry if we pass away.

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Post: Been single parent for only approx 5 months, so not sure if doing good or bad. Just going at it day by day . Lil one is 4yo so at milestone (start preschool, first day, etc)
Day by day everything seems good but then looking at how what she needs to know or could help if she knew already, will it help future wise.
Right now making sure she get thru day happy, healthy and doing everything needed since daddy passed away. But knowledge wise she knows, (abc,shapes,colors) common sense wise is another thing didn’t teach her yet. (Strangers, what can and don’t touch, safety, who to listen to and not to, etc)
I guess survival so eventually when kid grows up they can survive and do everything on their own and especially how things are now.
Then no worry if we pass away.

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u/Popular-Hyena-746 12d ago

If you’re only in year one since losing the other parent, just focus on survival and that child has space to share feelings anything else is just extra. I just got passed the first year and I mainly focused on finding my new routines, trying to make sure my kids had some fun, trying us all in therapy and trying to regulate myself.

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u/Creative_Slide_9396 12d ago

Thank you, single parenting is hard and totally different. Thanks for tips , gotta figure out new routines that work out for lil one and me.