Proud Parent Moments

We've been talking about Parental Pride recently at The Little Gym.  It's that feeling you get when your child does a "first" -- a first smile... says "Dada" or "Mama" the first time... goes potty on the big potty for the first time.   Having that feeling of pride in your child is one of those things that must top the list of every parent.

We all experience pride in our children from time-to-time.  And at The Little Gym, we provide the opportunity for you to feel that pride every week in every class.  We instructors also feel that pride in your child.  Today, for example, a child who was extremely reluctant to do a backwards roll allowed me to spot him through the roll.  When his face went from being very frightened to glowing with a big smile, I felt that same level of pride as his mom did, watching from the lobby.

This week was a pretty magical week for my family, personally.  This past weekend, our 8-year old rode a 2-wheeler for the first time.  She outgrew her bicycle that had training wheels so we picked up the next size bike.  Marie and I had different methods of helping her (Mom's technique won).  And within about 30 minutes, she was pedaling by herself.  (Still needs work, but it was a *huge* leap in her skills and confidence.)   Marie and I were beaming.

And on Monday night, while reading to my children before bed, our 5 year old son, just started sounding out words -- from Roald Dahl's The BFG -- and that book has some *hard* words.  (He did the easy ones, of course.)   Blaise has been doing this in Kindergarten, but this was the first time he did it for us.  I was pretty floored since I had never caught him actually *reading*before.   Huge dose of parental pride there.

We've started asking parents when they call us, "What was a time recently when you felt pride in your child?"  The answers we get are amazing. 

When have you recently felt pride in your child?  Did you tell them?  Feel free to post your most recent prideful moment here!