Have you heard of a PROFESSIONAL mother?

I spoke with a young mother who had apparently quit her good job recently just to be a full-time homemaker so that she could take better care of her two lovely children aged 8 and 6. It is a great sacrifice on one hand for foregoing the good job she held, but it is a great long-term investment in her children's education and upbringing, that would yield good returns in later years. She and her husband had obviously thought through the pros and cons and done their sums before making that final decision for her to quit her job and the family has to live on a single income now.

Having spoken to this mother at length, I realised that she is what I would call a professional mother. She literally takes parenting as a profession. She reads and learns, listens and explores, and makes adjustments to what doesn't work in the process of parenting. I was impressed with her enthusiasm and willingness to learn, unlearn and relearn.

Her natural and candid remark of "I love your book!" really made my day. I couldn't be more impressed with those encouraging words. I would like to wish her Happy Parenting!