Honest Parenting
Posted on: October 05, 2009HONEST PARENTING
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WHICH ROAD DO I HAVE TO TAKE TO REAR A GOOD CHILD?
Being a first time parent is hard enough. The arrival of a baby can be an overwhelming task.
THE PROCESS OF BEING A NEW PARENT.
Parenting skills are something that you must become skilled at and it is basically earned. To be able to assist your child in learning how to properly cope up with life and how to face its vicissitudes, you should allow your parenting skills to kick in and let it guide you on the right path.
HERE ARE THE PROCESSES THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW TO BECOME SKILLED IN PARENTING.
>> To rediscover the inner child within you - parents have to step inside your children shoes. Try to remember what it was like to be a kid again which is known as a process called "rediscovering your inner child". You must admit, that parents tend to forget how it is to just relax and they get stuck with their boring lifestyle and jobs. For parents to understand the issues at hand with regards to their children you should place yourself in your children shoes. Try to see things from your child's perspective and by doing so you will then realize and understanding about how they're feeling and why they're rebelling. Proper and good parenting skills teaches you how to actually listen to your child's needs and not relinquish them, but it is all up to you on how can you stand strong and see the issues in your child's eyes and end to a solution that will please you both.
PARENTING IS A NEVER-ENDING JOB.
If one day your child comes running to you and starts asking you like "mom/dad I need help", will you say to them sorry, I am too busy now? I do not believe so, you will not tell your child that you are to busy to help them. For a parent, their children are the ones who bring delightful joy in their lives, and though sometimes it is unavoidable that they too can bring tragic sorrows. By the time your child steps out into the world at age 18, they are considered as an adult (well, in some cases this may not be applicable). Being a parent is nothing but a priceless job. Parenting never stops, whether you realized it or not.
TEACH YOUR KIDS SELF-RELIANCE
To teach your child the value of self-sufficiency and to respect the true value of hard earned money, they will surely grow properly, this may be hard but this is a rewarding process and irreplaceable. When your child has responsibilities, (even at a tender age) they too feels proud of their achievements and often feel needed, feel important and of course feel loved. Upon learning to take on responsibility, your child will be self-sufficient. When parents have the mind frame that giving your child things (from toys, to high tech gadgets etc.
GET MORE COMPLIANCE FROM YOUR CHILD.
To be able to get to the next place with your child, make it fun - If your child is the type that has troubles with changes and becomes oppositional, you can ask him/her to hop like a kangaroo to the door, or even have their favorite thing waiting in the car for them thus providing cooperation from you child. Start to establish house rules - For instance, if your house rule is that bedtime should be at 8 pm, simply state the rule. To solve your child's defiant behavior, you should not take the bait in a power struggle with your oppositional child.
COMMON CHILD AND PARENT PROBLEMS.
Of course, parents initial reactions might be of rage about the actual cost of the designer clothes, but come to think of it take yourself back in time reliving your school days, how you felt when you wanted to wear the latest clothes. Parents then have to try and learn how to let go by letting their child become a little bit more independent. There is no use in going back down your memory lane (your own school days) if you want to try to help your child with their homework, you'll just probably find yourself lost and unable to understand the child's homework, since all of the teaching methods have changed since your were last in school. Plus, by being a active parent in your child's school system you will learn about their behavior while at school.
MAKE MEMORIES WITH QUALITY FAMILY TIME.
THE FOLLOWING TIPS ENSURE THAT YOUR FAMILY TIME WILL BE STRESS FREE AND WILL ENSURE THAT YOU WILL MAKE YOUR FAMILY MEMORIES LAST FOR A LIFETIME:
>> Plan a simple dinner that is delicious and nutritious, but doesn't require stress while preparing it.
>> After finding that your family is now beginning to enjoy the family quality time and are beginning to look forward to your family spending more time together, they may even ask that family dinners be extended. If your family want to spend more time together by extending night time dinners, then you will know for sure that indeed good memories are made. Always remember that it's important to always start small to make family changes. Your family will need time to adapt and to absorb this new family dinning time experience. It's better to make gradual routine changes as opposed to major drastic changes that will certainly bring about all kinds of objections amongst your family. If family bonding time begins your family members feel good then they are most likely to want to experience the family bonding time again so keep the conversation light, bubbly, happy, inspirational and upbeat for the whole family.
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