Getting parenting advice that helps build a relationship between parent and child can mean the difference between your dream relationship and one that you wish you could change. Follow the following tips to help you gain the relationship that will make both of you happy now and for many years to come.
You can make your disciplinary efforts far more effective, by trying to shift the focus of your words from only highlighting the child's wrongdoing to using positive language. Children who are repeatedly criticized, have a natural tendency to resist discipline, which in turn, leads to increased instances of fits, discipline problems and poor conduct.
Handle conflict as it happens, and do not allow things to just blow over. If you and your child have a fight, make sure that you hash it out on the spot. Some parents want to allow for a cool-down period, but this forgive-and-forget attitude is not the parent-child relationship. You're in charge; they're in the wrong. Get it across.
It is important that you recognize the signs that your child is ready to start using the toilet. By pushing them to use it when they are not ready, you can actually delay the whole process. Some signs of readiness include having regular bowel movements, staying dry for at least two consecutive hours, and coming out and asking to use the potty.
Make sure your child has time to be a child! Don't force them to grow up and deal with things too early. Kids are only young once, and it's important that they get to make the most out of it. Give them time to play and explore and to just be a kid.
Remember that you were a kid once and that it's never easy trying to adjust to new things like a different school, a new home, etc, so it's always important that you're supportive if your child seems hesitant to adjust. Good parents are supportive parents willing to communicate. Parents who ignore and/or force the adjustment are in danger of losing their child's respect.
One of the best things you can do for yourself as a parent is to create a support network. From moms' or dads' groups to friends, family, co-workers and community groups, having other parents to talk with and share the ups and downs of parenting makes the experience even sweeter. You can glean valuable advice from others who have been there.
Getting your kids to do chores can be an opportunity for positive character-building rather than an ordeal. If you keep records (like a chore chart) of your expectations and encourage your children to meet them, you can foster a sense of accomplishment and actually make them look forward to helping out around the house.
For parents of children who are picky eaters, it is important that you give the child whatever they like. Although you may feel frustrated that your child is eating the same foods, it is important that they eat something, even if it is the same thing over and over again.
Do not push your child too hard toward potty-training before he or she is ready. Sometime between 18 months and 3 years of age, your kiddo will start to demonstrate signs of readiness, including staying dry for a couple of hours at a time and telling you before he or she needs to go.
The tips delineated above should prove indispensable in helping us teach our children just what it is that we expect and how they can go about achieving those expectations. That frees up our time, and theirs, for more positive one on one interaction with one another. What possibly could be a more important objective?
You can make your disciplinary efforts far more effective, by trying to shift the focus of your words from only highlighting the child's wrongdoing to using positive language. Children who are repeatedly criticized, have a natural tendency to resist discipline, which in turn, leads to increased instances of fits, discipline problems and poor conduct.
Handle conflict as it happens, and do not allow things to just blow over. If you and your child have a fight, make sure that you hash it out on the spot. Some parents want to allow for a cool-down period, but this forgive-and-forget attitude is not the parent-child relationship. You're in charge; they're in the wrong. Get it across.
It is important that you recognize the signs that your child is ready to start using the toilet. By pushing them to use it when they are not ready, you can actually delay the whole process. Some signs of readiness include having regular bowel movements, staying dry for at least two consecutive hours, and coming out and asking to use the potty.
Make sure your child has time to be a child! Don't force them to grow up and deal with things too early. Kids are only young once, and it's important that they get to make the most out of it. Give them time to play and explore and to just be a kid.
Remember that you were a kid once and that it's never easy trying to adjust to new things like a different school, a new home, etc, so it's always important that you're supportive if your child seems hesitant to adjust. Good parents are supportive parents willing to communicate. Parents who ignore and/or force the adjustment are in danger of losing their child's respect.
One of the best things you can do for yourself as a parent is to create a support network. From moms' or dads' groups to friends, family, co-workers and community groups, having other parents to talk with and share the ups and downs of parenting makes the experience even sweeter. You can glean valuable advice from others who have been there.
Getting your kids to do chores can be an opportunity for positive character-building rather than an ordeal. If you keep records (like a chore chart) of your expectations and encourage your children to meet them, you can foster a sense of accomplishment and actually make them look forward to helping out around the house.
For parents of children who are picky eaters, it is important that you give the child whatever they like. Although you may feel frustrated that your child is eating the same foods, it is important that they eat something, even if it is the same thing over and over again.
Do not push your child too hard toward potty-training before he or she is ready. Sometime between 18 months and 3 years of age, your kiddo will start to demonstrate signs of readiness, including staying dry for a couple of hours at a time and telling you before he or she needs to go.
The tips delineated above should prove indispensable in helping us teach our children just what it is that we expect and how they can go about achieving those expectations. That frees up our time, and theirs, for more positive one on one interaction with one another. What possibly could be a more important objective?
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