She lives on beneath everything I do. Her presence influenced who I was and her absence influences who I am. Our lives are shaped as much by those who leave us as they are by those who stay. Loss is our legacy. Insight is our gift.
Memory is our guide'.
Even within a family, mothering may look very different for different children, depending on what their needs and personalities are. One management related feature of good parenting of younger children relates letting your child be a child. We have a tendency in this culture to overschedule our children at such early ages and they don't have time to play, dream, and imagine. It's great for children to have opportunities but realize they have lifetimes ahead of them.