It isn’t easy being a parent and with the pressure of the digital
age, the endless articles about being the perfect parent and the
overwhelming feeling of guilt a modern mother can face, there is no
surprise that we can all reach for our smartphones and type in a quick
few words into a Google search. In the hope of finding someone thinking
the same, doing the same or tips and advice on what to do next. But have
you ever wondered where some of these articles you read and find
comfort and solidarity in come from? Most likely they are a parent
blogger with no fear of sharing the realities and experiences of their
motherhood.
There is too much naming and shaming these
days, and with the pressure to be perfect rising and getting to boiling
point, parent bloggers are finding a voice in all of the chaos and
sharing their own experiences. Being a parent isn’t just a one size fits
all prospect.
From birth, feeding and dealing with children as they
grow up there are endless scenarios and things we can experience. Some
more so than others. Which is why I think it is so good that more
parents are starting their own blogs and sharing their experiences. Some
are even making a career out of it that works around their family
dynamic and life which is absolutely amazing.
With that in mind, here
are some of the reasons why I think you should consider becoming a
parent blogger. Maybe it will inspire you to put your fingertips to the
keyboard yourself and share your journey.
A chance to reach out to like-minded people
Parenthood can
often be a lonely road to embark on. The days and nights can feel so
long but yet the years go by incredibly fast, wouldn’t you agree? At the
time, in that present moment, you can feel like the only one in the
world needing to wind a newborn at three in the morning. Or the only
person in the world who has a toddler screaming blue murder in a
supermarket.
The truth is, you are not alone, and having a blog and a
social media platform to share your views and experiences enables you to
reach out to like-minded people. By doing so, it can help you to remain
calm in what can be a difficult situation. It can offer tips and advice
and vice versa you can share your tips or help someone out who is
having a particular vulnerable day just by the words you've typed and
the photograph you have attached. You have a chance to seek solace with
people experiencing the same thing, and you don’t even need to leave the
comfort of your own home.
Share your experience or tips on hard to handle topics
One of the beauties of your own parenting blog is the chance to share
your opinions, your tips and experiences about hard to handle topics
that perhaps you struggled to find information on. You never know when
your words could help out another person in the same position. This is
when you can help to reduce the stigma around certain topics because at
the end of the day, your blog is your own. People are always looking for
real advice from honest people, and a blog is one of the best ways to
help someone out.
It might be that you had a particularly hard pregnancy, or you want
to share your thoughts and stories on loss or other pregnancy issues
that people might face. Not only can it be a sort of therapy for you,
but you may find that others reach out and you help people. It could be
about more functional things such as how to treat baby heat rash, what
to expect in those first few months, sleep routines and hacks on
weaning. Sharing your experience can enable another mother to feel less
alone, and allow you to deal with whatever it is you are facing right
now.
The opportunity to try out new products or services or work with brands
Being a blogger might mean that there comes a time where a company or
brand will get in touch with you. Often this might be in email form
where they want to see if you would be willing to review products or
services or work with them on their latest campaign.
This can be
exciting and offers you the chance to try something new and share your
honest thoughts. Some successful bloggers go on to receive items in the
post and companies and brands will want you to test them out. You can
then provide your readers with an honest opinion and review.
It can become an online diary to help you remember even the ordinary moments
The parenting journey can offer some amazing memories for you and
the family, from when your little one is born and right through the
years of toddlerhood, starting school, etc. But it is impossible to
remember everything.
This is why a blog can become an online diary for
you to share those ordinary moments, the family days out your enjoyed or
capturing the holidays you experienced, or even just the time you had a
good or bad day. Those thoughts that you typed could become a real
comfort to you in the future, especially if you are having a bad day. It
could even be a place for your children to read your thoughts when they
grow up.
Imagine your teenage or adult children in the future being
able to look up your blog to see how they were as babies or toddlers.
Some of the memories could have been lost in your memory, but an online
blog means you will always have access to them, in whatever format you
wish to share them.
How to get started
For some people, you may be wondering how to go about starting a blog,
and often it can happen naturally for people. It may all start with a
social media platform such as Facebook or Instagram. You might want to
take the time to share your experiences there and build a following.
It
could be that you create a website and share your views in blog posts
straight away. Some have even started out with a YouTube channel and
gone from there. Sharing videos and talking about their experiences
rather than writing them down.
It is a creative outlet, and should be
viewed in that way. A chance for you to share experience, images,
content and videos. You can be creative and then engage with your
audience. From there, who knows where it may lead.
It may turn into your career
There is every chance that if
you become popular as a blogger that more brands may want to work with
you and it could even become your job. Which is amazing as you may
finally have the type of working environment that will work well with
your family. There are endless opportunities in the digital age these
days, and more of them are becoming available to normal people who just
start a blog because they want to relate to others in the same position.
Crazy or what?
So there you have it, some of the reasons why
parent bloggers can enable people to feel less alone, help in a very
uncertain new time and reach out to people. Not to mention the benefits
that you may experience. Let’s hope this has inspired you to consider
becoming a parent blogger yourself.
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