Mom2Mentor: Planting Character Seeds Through Poetry

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Today I share my first original poem written specifically for the Mom2Mentor podcast, exploring how mothers can transition from simply meeting their children's needs to actively mentoring and shaping their character development.

• Poetry focusing on the importance of "planting character seeds" like honesty, trust, and respect in our children
• Taking ownership of our children's character development rather than leaving it solely to educational institutions
• Embracing our role as our children's lifelong resource and teacher
• Understanding that our children represent us in the world, reflecting our values and teachings
• Looking ahead to next week's episode about planting the "respect seed" in our children

I'm looking for guests to share how they're mentoring their children through behavior, verbal acknowledgment, or creative teaching methods. Visit singlemomsunitedpodcast.com to connect and share feedback on this poem.

https://singlemomsunitedpodcast.com/

It's not how you arrived at the title, but what you do with it.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey ladies, welcome to this Mom2Mentor podcast.
If this is your first timejoining, welcome If you are a
repeat listener.
Thank you for your loyalty.
From time to time I do try tobreak things up every now and
again to keep everything freshand in a great perspective.

(00:21):
Right, I do poetry and if youhave been following me for some
time, you've noticed I've done afew poems here and there, and
so today that's what I'd like todo is bring to you a special
poem written just by me.
This is my first mom to mentorpoem, so I hope you really enjoy

(00:43):
this.
I would love to hear yourfeedback related to my poem.
You can go tosinglemomsunitedpodcastcom.
This podcast is designed toencourage and motivate
particularly single moms, andwhy is that?
Because I'm a single mom, but Iwant to make sure you're

(01:05):
getting what you need and ifyou're feeling comfortable with
the content that I'm providing,I want to make sure you're
encouraged by the time thisepisode is over.
Also, don't forget, I'm lookingfor a guest to be on my show
particularly how you are being amentor to your children, how

(01:28):
you are teaching your childrenthrough behavior, through verbal
acknowledgement.
If you're doing somethingcreative as far as teaching your
children.
I'd love to hear from you asfar as today's episode.
Let's get the party started.
Here's a poem you won't findthis in Hallmark From mom to

(01:51):
mentor this is a title youshouldn't ignore.
Yes, a mom, you're required tomeet your child's needs, but as
a mentor, planting characterseeds will open a new door.
Honesty, trust and respect areexamples of character seeds we

(02:14):
should plant if we want ourchildren to succeed.
Eventually, your child willleave home, but when the time
comes, this is how you willremain calm.
Please, mom, take this time andteach your child about life's
test so later it doesn't lead toyour mental unrest.

(02:35):
Don't leave teaching solely upto learning institutions,
because it can lead to confusion.
You are your child's lifelongresource, so stay the course.
Here is the good news.
This is your opportunity topartner with schools and,

(02:58):
believe it or not, your kidswill think, oh wow, mom, that's
really cool.
Your kids will think, oh wow,mom, that's really cool.
Take ownership of who you wantyour child to be.
Yes, it really is a necessity.
A good mom teaches her childand you will be so proud when

(03:22):
you see them going the extramile.
As a mentor, there should be aninternal burning when it comes
to learning.
Remember your child representsyou, so give the world an
excellent view.
Finally, mom, don't stop, don'tpanic.
This is your time to use yourteaching to your advantage.

(03:46):
So don't just be a mom.
Be a mentor, as this is whatyour child will truly adore.
There you go, ladies.
I hope you enjoyed thishomegrown version of the mom to
mentor poem.
This is my first one for thispodcast and if you enjoyed it

(04:11):
and is encouraged by it, leaveme some feedback and then tell
another mom.
Yeah, that's right, it's hardbeing a parent.
There is no book ofinstructions when it comes to
parenting, so we have to look atother ways to get that

(04:33):
knowledge and thankfully, thesepodcasts are available, having
that support structure becauseit's so important.
It's extremely important to beable to go somewhere on those
days when you find it extremelydifficult, and there are going
to be those days, so you can'tgive up.

(04:56):
All right, ladies, I hope youenjoyed this.
If you did again, tell anothermom Now.
Tell another mom Now.
Next week I will be gettingback into planting character
seeds and the next word is goingto be respect.
We're going to talk aboutplanting the respect seed and
why that's important.

(05:17):
So I hope you come back and ifyou haven't heard the other
episodes talking about honesty,how to apologize and say I'm
sorry, go back and take a listento those.
I encourage you.
All right, take care, have agood week.