By Hayley Zemontas
Please remember, I’m still learning
I’m still so beautifully brand new
Every day’s an education
In what I should and shouldn’t do
I don’t have many words yet
But I’d tell you if I could
It makes me feel frustrated
When my needs aren’t understood.
Please remember, I’m still learning
I know it’s easy to forget
But a tantrum isn’t naughty
I may be overwhelmed instead
When I’m tired or hungry
I often shout and bawl
We all get cross and moody
I’m only human after all!
Please remember, I’m still learning
The world can be a scary place
I find calm and reassurance
In a kind, familiar face
Please don’t take offence
If I cry or turn away
It’s not that I don’t like you
I just need my mummy today.
Please remember, I’m still learning
I’m still so very young
I can get overexcited
Everything is so much fun!
I don’t yet understand
That everything isn’t mine
Sharing is a concept
I’ll develop over time.
Please remember, I’m still learning
I need boundaries to feel safe
Sometimes I like to test them
But they’re all for my own sake.
I don’t follow a set line
For when I’ll walk or speak
I’ll do it at my own pace
I’m wonderfully unique.
Please remember, I’m still learning
Ways to communicate
I need help with my emotions
To calm and regulate
I’m trying to be kind
But sometimes I forget
I can be a little rough
I have no empathy yet.
Please remember, I’m still learning
Finding my sense of self
My brain is still developing
So I need a lot of help
I require praise and guidance
An approach that’s fair but firm
So please practise being patient
Whilst I still have so much to learn.
Hayley Zemontas is a first-time mum to twin girls. She loves writing poetry and finds it very therapeutic. You can find her on her Facebook page: Twinmumtruths.
