There aren't many who would claim that parenting is simple but, as with most things, there are skills that you can cultivate that will help you be better at it. When everything is going fine, that's a time when you can assume you're making the right choices. When things start to get difficult, though, you might think about working on some of your parenting skills.
In past years, there were not a whole lot of single parents. Actual single parenting is hard enough but two parent households shouldn't effectively make each parent a single parent when it comes to raising the kids. Look for help/advice from anybody who wants to offer it to your parents and family members and your friends. Any person who has ever had kids should be able to offer valuable insight in the areas of parenting that might be challenging to you. Older relatives, for example, while not always up to date with every aspect of modern life, often have quite a bit of wisdom and experience when it comes to parenting and other issues.
For example, if you tell your daughter she can't watch television for a week, don't let her watch television for a week. If you don't, you'll send the message that you don't stick to your guns, and it is okay to ignore you. Children will, obviously, test you and your resolve so it is important to stay firm.
Some parents have the attitude that when they drop their kids off at school, they become the school's responsibility. To some degree, this is true, but you should also remain aware and involved at what's going on at school. The same is true for any of the extracurricular activities in which your child involved from sports to lessons to camps. When you can, volunteer at your child's school and go to meetings and parent-teacher conferences. Sure you're busy and won't be able to beat everything.
Kids these days are prone to spending any spare time they have in front of a computer, on the phone or in front of the television. For this reason, one of your parenting skills should be the ability to instill the ability to value free play. Aside from the organized activities that you have enrolled them in, do not forget how valuable it is to do some old fashioned playing at the park on the playground or during play dates with other kids. Science has proven that kids who don't do enough free play are more likely to develop a variety of behavioral issues like ADD, depression and aggression. A good way to encourage this is to have family day trips on weekends that include activities like hiking, walking in the woods, swimming, and other outdoor activities. As a parent, there are many skills that can make your job easier and help the child learn important life lessons. It is important, of course, to find a way to apply these skills that are congruent with your child's age and personality too. Mistakes will be made, of course, as you and your kids are merely human, but we all can learn and grow--both from successes and failures or mistakes.
In past years, there were not a whole lot of single parents. Actual single parenting is hard enough but two parent households shouldn't effectively make each parent a single parent when it comes to raising the kids. Look for help/advice from anybody who wants to offer it to your parents and family members and your friends. Any person who has ever had kids should be able to offer valuable insight in the areas of parenting that might be challenging to you. Older relatives, for example, while not always up to date with every aspect of modern life, often have quite a bit of wisdom and experience when it comes to parenting and other issues.
For example, if you tell your daughter she can't watch television for a week, don't let her watch television for a week. If you don't, you'll send the message that you don't stick to your guns, and it is okay to ignore you. Children will, obviously, test you and your resolve so it is important to stay firm.
Some parents have the attitude that when they drop their kids off at school, they become the school's responsibility. To some degree, this is true, but you should also remain aware and involved at what's going on at school. The same is true for any of the extracurricular activities in which your child involved from sports to lessons to camps. When you can, volunteer at your child's school and go to meetings and parent-teacher conferences. Sure you're busy and won't be able to beat everything.
Kids these days are prone to spending any spare time they have in front of a computer, on the phone or in front of the television. For this reason, one of your parenting skills should be the ability to instill the ability to value free play. Aside from the organized activities that you have enrolled them in, do not forget how valuable it is to do some old fashioned playing at the park on the playground or during play dates with other kids. Science has proven that kids who don't do enough free play are more likely to develop a variety of behavioral issues like ADD, depression and aggression. A good way to encourage this is to have family day trips on weekends that include activities like hiking, walking in the woods, swimming, and other outdoor activities. As a parent, there are many skills that can make your job easier and help the child learn important life lessons. It is important, of course, to find a way to apply these skills that are congruent with your child's age and personality too. Mistakes will be made, of course, as you and your kids are merely human, but we all can learn and grow--both from successes and failures or mistakes.
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