You’ve spent 9 months awaiting the arrival of your first baby, reading every pregnancy and parenting book you can get your hands on. Well versed on how to be a good parent, you hold your baby for the first time and suddenly realize nothing can prepare you for that feeling- or the nervousness of your parenting skills that soon follows.  There is no such thing as ‘perfect’ when it comes to parenting, and a recent study found that striving to be perfect does no good for new mums and dads. (more…)