Although many young people advocate having money to raise children, for some working-class young couples, raising children is a great pressure, so how to save money to raise children needs to be learned. Look at this smart mother's "saving money to raise children". Without rich parenting, the baby will grow up well.
Time flies. My Tian Tian is 4 years old. She is already a slim girl. I have been a mother for more than four years. Compared with the novice mother at first, I have made a lot of progress, and I can be regarded as an experienced person. Everyone says that "the poor raise children and the rich raise daughters". For the generation born in the 1980s, we are now struggling for mortgage and car loan, and it is already Alexandria. For Tian Tian,
1. There are clever ways to save money during pregnancy.
1. Keep working during pregnancy and try to earn money for milk powder.
My early pregnancy reaction is not very serious, and the whole pregnancy is relatively easy. When I was pregnant, my leader took care of me, and my work was much less than before, so I kept going to work until I was 35 weeks pregnant, which made my life during pregnancy regular and earned more money for my future baby. Because my maternity leave time is 6 months, I can still take care of my future baby with my limited maternity leave time. Anyway, it's good to stick to work.
2. Choose Korean maternity clothes during pregnancy
I seldom buy clothes during pregnancy. I feel that I can't wear it after giving birth, which causes great waste. I wear my husband's clothes most of the time during pregnancy. Hee hee, the husband's down jacket I wore in winter passed the winter, but with my stomach getting bigger and bigger, my husband's clothes could not be worn. I started to buy maternity clothes. I chose a Korean maternity dress for myself, and the chest is very suitable.
3. Rational consumption of newborn products does not hoard goods.
During pregnancy, some mothers will buy many newborn products for their soon-to-be-born babies, such as clothes, shoes, cars, small mattresses, breast pumps for mothers, anti-overflow stickers and so on. After buying it, I found that some things were not used at all, or my mother bought a lot of clothes for the future baby in advance, and the child was young before he was old. . . Actually, this is unscientific. Mothers can consult some experienced mothers before buying. Their experience can save you a lot of detours and money. Haha, that's what I did then. I took their advice and bought a lot less things, such as clothes for newborns. I only bought two pieces for the baby. Others are given by relatives, such as breast pumps and anti-overflow stickers, which can wait until the time of production.
2. There are clever tricks for infant feeding.
1. Sticking to breastfeeding is king.
Mothers all know that breast milk is the best food for babies. I have been breast-feeding until sweet 1 year and 3 months. Later, I weaned my baby because I went to work in Jinan. Breast-fed children have strong resistance and are not easy to get sick. The key is to rest assured that there are frequent problems with milk powder, and mothers are scared, or breastfeeding is the healthiest.
2. Homemade baby food supplement is safer.
When Tian Tian was 4 months old, I began to add complementary food to her. At first, I bought her Nestle rice noodles, but a few days later, news broke out that heavy metals in Europe exceeded the standard. I was shocked to hear the news. Since then, I have never bought complementary food for my baby. When I was a child, I made all the complementary foods for my baby, such as homemade juice, steamed eggs and nutritious rice porridge.
Refuse snacks and fast food
Now my family Tian Tian is 4 years old. She has a good appetite and never fusses about food. She eats by herself and doesn't need adults to feed her. Tian Tian has never bought her snacks since she was a child. She usually only eats fruit with extra meals. Tian Tian never ate sugar, puffed food, drinks or fruit juice when he was over 4 years old. I have never taken candy to KFC. Actually, it's not to save money and not buy it for her baby. But these things contain additives and preservatives.
Third, online shopping has a coup to save money.
Ever since I had the sweetness, I have been obsessed with online shopping. I found a lot of things for babies to eat and wear online. My online shopping experience is: if you want to buy something for your baby, you should first choose it from a physical store, try it on for your baby in advance, and then buy it online for sweetness. The online price is much cheaper than the physical store, but I also have to shop around. There are many things that the group bought. Everything that the general group buys is branded and the quality is good. The promotion of various festivals is also relatively strong. Now that the baby is older, I will buy something for the baby. I still follow the principle of buying on demand and resolutely not hoarding goods.
There are some clever ways to save money in early education.
1. Refuse early education classes and insist on parent-child reading.
I'm not going to give Tian Tian an early education class. First, I think the baby is still young, and now it is mainly for fun. There is no need to ask her to learn something beyond her age. Another reason is economic considerations. At present, an early education class is close to 100-200 yuan, and it costs 1-20000 a year, which is not a small expense for the working class. For sweet early education, I mainly read by parents and children. Tiantian 1 year and 3 months started parent-child reading. The baby didn't like reading and tearing books from the beginning, but now he likes reading and asks for reading. I have made great progress. I also wrote in the article "Counting the Ten Most Common Problems in Parent-child Reading". In fact, what you give will be rewarded. Now the baby likes reading very much, so he can ask for reading on his own initiative.
2. Family parent-child games are essential
As a working mother, I have never seen sweetness for a day. Evening is the parent-child activity time for our family of three. We sing and play games together. . . The family enjoys it. There is a detailed record in the article "New Ideas for Mothers' Parenting in the Workplace". What we hear most at night is sweet laughter. Our favorite game is the family singing Song of Generations. "Dad's father's name? Tian Tian will say "grandpa" immediately. What's dad's mother's name? Sweets will go on to say "grandma". What's mom's name? What's mom's father's name? Sweets can answer. After listening to this game, the baby knows all about relatives. There is also a sticker game. I asked questions and answered them sweetly. I said, "Where is the refrigerator? Sweets will find it. As long as the baby finds it, I will give him the sticker to let the baby know all the household appliances in the house. We also play the game of finding in front of the mirror. I asked sweets where her nose was, and sweets would look for it. Sweet eyes are there, and we will look for them together to let the baby know all parts of the body.
3. Buy educational toys for children
The toys I choose for Tian Tian are all educational toys, such as building blocks, beads, Montessori toys and some mosaic building blocks. The play of these toys is not fixed, which can exercise the baby's hands-on ability and creativity. The key is that there is no age limit for these toys, and babies can play at any age. Babies can develop their intelligence and imagination in play, and they don't need to buy toys for her often.
5. Reuse, happiness DIY
There are children at home now. Children's things can't be used at a certain age. Being idle at home will cause waste, and they can continue to be valuable to others in need. Many sweet clothes, toys and cars in my family are second-hand gifts from relatives and friends. The quality is good, and it can be passed down after use. There are some sweet little clothes, and I will change them for her, even with sleeves or trouser legs. The baby can still wear it.
Sixth, put an end to comparison, and parents should put away their mentality.
Maybe mothers found out they didn't. Looking at what other mothers buy for their children, I also want to buy them. They often hear mothers say, "Whose house is this?" . . It's good to buy something for the baby. I'll buy one for the baby. "This invisibly caused the children's comparison psychology. At this time, mothers' mentality must be put away. They must think about what is suitable for other people's babies and not necessarily for their own children. If they feel the need, they will buy them for their children, which can also fight against unnecessary consumption, haha.
These are some tips for a novice mother born in 1980s to save money on parenting. Personally, I feel that "saving money and raising children" cannot be based on province. You can buy less according to your child's needs, but the quality can't be changed. This is the principle of "saving money for raising children".