🙄You’re scrolling and see yet another expert with a definitive claim about what your child “needs” - and it goes against what your KNOW works for your child. Trust that knot in your stomach. (Save this as your parenting permission slip — for the next time you need to trust your instincts over someone else’s advice.) No expert knows your child like you do. No research study included YOUR specific child with their unique temperament, needs, and family dynamics. The most valuable parenting skill isn’t following advice perfectly - it’s developing the confidence to filter that advice through what you know about your unique child. This doesn’t mean ignore all advice. It means take what resonates, leave what doesn’t, and always prioritize the connection between you and your child. That relationship is the real expertise. How have you trusted your gut as a parent, even when an expert suggested otherwise? #trustyourparenting #parentinginstincts #parentingconfidence #trustyourgut #intuitivep...