You’re Allowed to Change Your Mind

There’s a strange sort of pressure that follows us as parents to pick a path and stick with it, never change or waver.

The curriculum, the schedule, the structure, the activities, the routines, and even sometimes the friends.

Once we decide, we’re meant to see it through, or it somehow means we’ve failed.

You can start something and later realise it doesn’t fit anymore. You can change your approach, slow down, try something new, or stop altogether.

Change doesn’t mean inconsistency, it often means growth and understanding.

Maybe you thought a structured workbook approach would help your child thrive, but it ended up draining the joy out of learning.

Maybe you committed to daily outdoor time and then found that some days, everyone just needs to stay in and colour.

Maybe you said yes to a group, a resource, or a co-op and now it feels heavy.

You can take a step back. You can change you mind. You’re responding to real life.

The Gift of Adaptability

Children learn from what we do far more than what we say.

When they see us adjust, not from panic, but from presence and understanding how things actually are, they learn that change is part of living well and taking care of yourself.

They see that adults don’t have it all figured out, and that’s okay.

When things get tricky it’s an invitation to pause and ask, Does this still serve our family? Does this still feel right?

That’s emotional intelligence in practice, not indecision.

Learning Evolves, So Should We

What once sparked them with excitement and curiosity might no longer light a flame. One month they’re obsessed with dinosaurs, the next it’s the stars.

Some seasons are none stop and full of energy and movement; others, slow and reflective.

If You Need Permission

Here it is:

You don’t owe anyone a consistent version of yourself.
Not the school system you left behind.
Not the family member who “just doesn’t get it.”
Not even the you from last year who thought she had to do it all a certain way.

Changing your mind is you becoming more aware, more connected, more honest. If it helps journal for a while and see what comes up!

So, if something isn’t working, release it.
If you want to try something different, explore it.
If you’ve outgrown a phase, celebrate it.

Your child is learning from a responsive, evolving parent.

And that, truly, is the best kind there is.