What is being a good parent

Today for the first time I think I feel happy with my parenting today.  In all these years and days of reading and stressing and doing it wrong, today I was happy. The day started sending the 2 oldest off to school with their dad, then me and 3# sat down to play board games, whilst the baby got in the way. Then, I put her down for a nap and we carried on playing games (a first, normally he would be dying to watch TV). It was lovely. He then went on to do a jig saw and we sounded out letters.  Anyhow the day went on, TV didn't go on until 12. Then at bed time I read him a book and he just laid down at the end of it, closed his eyes and went to sleep. It was not with out tantrum or frustration but for some reason it just worked better. Maybe the board games. An unusual thing for us to do but I am so glad I did. But now the baby is crying, so I must go..... like I say, just for a few moments.