5 Life Lessons I've Learned from My 5 Year Old

When we're young, we have things all figured out. We don't get embarrassed. We let our feelings lead us. We are the most pure versions of ourselves. Then, our parents start to encourage us to 'be nice'. They say things like, 'don't say that' or 'don't act like that' and suddenly, we decide that the things that come most naturally to us are somehow wrong.





Travel back with me, if you will, to a time when things were simple. When you fell, you got up. When you met someone on the sliding board, you became fast friends. We grown-ups could learn a thing or two from our younger counter-parts. Read on to check out all of the life lessons my 5 year old drops on me every single day. 


Be Nimble

When you've got to zig, ZIG! When it doesn't work, do it again…another way. Logan was attempting to serve me tea on a make-shift tray. She did this 57 times and dropped the tray and the cups 57 times. Each time, she repositioned them on the tray and tried it again, another way. Don't get stuck in a rut, get creative. Be flexible. 

Fall Down, Get Up

Have you ever seen a 5 year old ride a scooter? Two things will always happen: 

1) They will fall
2) They will get up

What you WILL NEVER hear a 5 year old say is: "There's a chance I'm going to fall so I'm just not going to ride that scooter." The fear of failing,  even though they've failed before, NEVER stops them from trying again.

Logan teaching me how to have fun :) 

Be YOU, without apologies

My kid is 100% herself…all of the time. She thinks something, she says it. If she thinks you're tall, she'll tell you. If she thinks you're sweaty, she'll say that too. She doesn't feel embarrassed to be herself, it's just natural to her.  Now, it's ok to filter the things that may be hurtful, but we should all be living in that beautiful, truthful space all the time. 

Be Open 

5 year olds are open to everything. They meet a new best friend every time they go to the playground. They don't waste time judging each other. They just connect and GO!  


Go With Your Gut

When a kid doesn't like you…you know it. Tell a kid to shake someone's hand and if they're not feeling it, it shows. As we get older, we are told to 'be nice" and we start to neglect that gut feeling that led us in our younger years. This is not to say that we need to be jerks. This is me saying that we should give ourselves permission to feel what we feel and to trust our guts, no matter what. If it doesn't feel right, it isn't. And its ok to walk away…or run away if necessary ;) 

Logan teaching me how to pose like a fashion blogger. She's perfected the look-away!

Logan's an awesome teacher! Everyday I learn something new. The best part about becoming a parent is getting a front-row seat to watch someone develop. Sometimes you teach the lessons… other times you sit and take notes.