5 Fun Parenting Lessons from the Animal Kingdom
by the Brightly Editors
From the beauty of becoming a mom or dad to the challenges of childrearing, some parental experiences are simply universal. These sweet, funny, and oh-so-real animal facts from The Illustrated Compendium of Amazing Animal Facts, a charming illustrated book by Maja Säfström, prove that there are parenting lessons to be found among all species — humans, bees, and sharks alike.
1. It’s important to keep your loved ones close.
2. Parents have something in common with bees: You never sleep.
3. It takes a village to raise a child.
4. Every kid loves a good joke (or tickle).
And even on the most exhausting and challenging days, it’s important to remember…
5. It could always be worse — you could always be a shark mom.
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Images reprinted from The Illustrated Compendium of Amazing Animal Facts Copyright ©2016 by Maja Säfström. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of PenguinRandom House, LLC.