What makes a good mom? Kids in the U.S. 280 corridor talk about their moms

In celebration of Mother's Day, 280 Living went to several elementary schools in the U.S. 280 corridor to talk to children about mothers. Here's a sampling of what they had to say in their own words:

What makes someone a good mother?

“They tuck you in at night. They cook you breakfast, and sometimes they might make your lunch.” – Colt Baker, first-grader at Greystone Elementary

“They’re caring. If you want to play a sport, they’ll let you, and they’ll let you go and do stuff you want to do, like go play with friends and go see friends. They let you go to school and have fun.” – Joey Carbonie, second-grader at Oak Mountain Elementary

“Punishments, because that’s how to teach your kids how to not be bad.” – Sadie Schwallie, third-grader at Chelsea Park Elementary

“They always take care of you. They help you when you’re hurt.” – Luke Alexander, second-grader at Forest Oaks Elementary

What do you like most about your mother?

“She plays with me when I am bored. When I’m sad, she comforts me. She’ll play with me with my dog.” – Lyndsey Cheney, third-grader at Inverness Elementary

“She surprises us. She’ll like give us sweets.” – Megan Prevallet, third-grader at Inverness Elementary

“I like when she plays jokes with me. I like that I get to go to school at the same place where she teaches because I get to see her at lunch and sometimes in the hall.” – Raley Rogers, first-grader at Oak Mountain Elementary

“She takes care of me. She feeds me. She lets us play outside, and she make sure I’m not eating stuff that’s bad for me, and she snuggles with me.” – Leighton Hall, second-grader at Oak Mountain Elementary

“She keeps me healthy, and she always loves me because she thinks I’m the best son in the world.” – Carter Thompson, first-grader at Chelsea Park Elementary

“She’s really nice, and she does a lot of special things for me around the house, and she doesn’t get angry a lot, and when she does get angry, it’s never for a long time. It’s just a quick anger moment.” – Mattson Davis, fourth-grader at Chelsea Park Elementary

“She takes me places, like to my friend’s house and to restaurants. She cleans. She takes care of me. She wakes me up, and she picks out my clothes. She puts me to bed. She says prayers with me.” – Adeline Keith, first-grader at Forest Oaks Elementary

What is the best advice your mother has given you?

“Don’t take stuff you know you’re not supposed to take, and don’t take stuff before you ask your mom.” – Matthew Beard, first-grader at Inverness Elementary

“Don’t get mad. Just because something happens doesn’t mean it’s the end of the world.” – Steven Tran, fifth-grader at Greystone Elementary

“Sometimes I tell her some things that people have done to me, and she just says to keep on smiling.” – Hannah Hickman, third-grader at Greystone Elementary

“I would say probably which bus I ride on because there are a lot of buses at this school, and there’s only one bus that each kid will ride every day. It’s very hard to find your bus, but it’s easy to find your bus if you know your bus number.” – Micah Askew, second-grader at Oak Mountain Elementary

“Never eat yellow snow.” – Chance Smith, third-grader at Chelsea Park Elementary

What is something you’ll do for your kids when you become a mother one day?

“Every time they get done cleaning their room, I would give them a piece of candy.” – Kately McAvoy, kindergartner at Inverness Elementary

“I want to help them and feed them and be really loving to them, and when they do something bad, I wouldn’t really yell at them. I’ll just say, ‘Don’t do that anymore please.’ I just want to be really nice to my kids.” – Jasmine Bush, first-grader at Greystone Elementary

“I want to help them be able to learn and be responsible.” – Mia Wilson, third-grader at Oak Mountain Elementary

“Teach ‘em how to be nice and teach them how to say good manners, like say please and thank you.” – Addison Craig, kindergartner at Chelsea Park Elementary