Monday, August 6, 2012

Successful Parenting: Tips To Help You Find Your Way

By Dorsey T. Emanus


With the amount of books and videos available, you would think that everybody would be an expert on parenting by now. Unfortunately this is not the case because people are either getting bad advice, or they choose to not act on the advice that they are given. Use the advice provided in this article to help you be a great parent.

Just because your child is whining or complaining about wanting to do something, do not give in to their desires. By doing so, you are letting them think they can walk all over you. Instead, tell the child that they can do a certain desired activity at a latter time or date.

As a parent, it is important to realize that you are the most important influence in your child's life. To make sure that your child develops proper nutritional habits, you need to be a positive role model for these habits. Instead of eating ice cream, share a bowl of frozen fruits with your child.

Allow your child an appropriate level of independence. For example, when your child is ready to walk to school by himself, consider whether or not it is reasonable and NOT whether or not you feel comfortable with it. You'll never be totally at ease with letting your child do things on his own, so just relax and let him have some leeway.

When considering whether you prefer to have a boy or a girl you should take a couple generalizations into consideration. The first of these is that girls are typically much more difficult and expensive throughout the formation years. The second is that girls are statistically much more likely to care for their parents in later years.

Go for nature walks with your child and discuss what you see together. Children of all ages will appreciate the time spent together and the scenery in this free activity. It can be a fantastic way to unwind from the stresses of life for both of you and to enjoy time spent together.

As a traveling parent, make sure your car seat does not get stuck in your airplane seat by asking for a seat belt extension. This will prevent the metal clasp from getting stuck behind the car seat, making it nearly impossible to open. In a pinch, turn the seat belt over so the clasp opens the opposite way.

Do not try to introduce the bottle to a normally breastfeed baby who is hungry. A hungry baby will not understand what the bottle is for and will reject it immediately because he at this point only associates food with the breast. Get the baby used to the bottle when they are not hungry so that they can learn that it provides food as well.

It is important to make your child feel secure. You can do this by putting them on a schedule for eating, napping, playtime and TV time. While it doesn't have to be a strict schedule, you should keep it around the same time everyday. This will help your child feel secure.

An important tip to consider in terms of parenting is to make sure they are as social as possible from very early ages. This is critical to developing their confidence and social skills. In order to succeed in school and life you need to know how to work with other people.

In summary, you have so much information available to help you with parenting, but either have not been able to take advantage of it or nothing has really stuck with you well. The information in this article has been provided in a clear and concise manner, so hopefully you will be able to easily use it to improve your parenting skills.




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