Google Queen

I am sure I am not the only mommy who is a Google Queen. Anytime I have a question I "google" it. Anytime I have a worry I "google" it. I started to wonder how mom's before me got their questions answered or if maybe I am not listening to my mommy instinct enough and relying on google to do it for me. I think I am  on google two times a day at least to see if the things my kids are doing are normal or if I am doing what I need to as a mommy to ensure my children grow up well. I don't know how my mom did it without google.

Are we making child rearing too complicated? Are we losing touch with our motherly instincts? Do our children benefit from all of this easily accessed information?  I think we are making child rearing too complicated and we begin to distrust our instincts because some research somewhere says there is a better way.I am not sure if our children really do benefit from all of this increased knowledge or not, I am sure I could argue both sides of this one. I don't know how many times a fellow mommy has said to me "I don't know what I am supposed to do". I always respond with "this is what I do but trust your mommy instincts...YOU know best" and for some reason most of them have this look on their face like :wow why didn't I think of that" or "easy for you to say" because they don't trust that they know best.

I am always looking up things like "when to stop swaddling" or "how to raise a good child" and the things they suggest or say are just so simple; I am like well I knew that. I think it's because it is just that simple. Being cued in on your child I think as a mom you already know what to do. I do believe in checking in with other moms, especially my own, and just getting that confirmation that I do know whats best for my child and I wont screw them up.

So I am going to try to lay off google and listen to my own gut on how to raise my boys. There is a little truth to the saying "mama knows best"