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Being a good parent
By admin | September 1, 2007
Becoming a parent is a great joy, but also is greater responsibility. From the moment you conceive your child, you are responsible for another human life, for another human being that is part of you.
Today, not everyone can be a good parent. By this, I don’t mean hitting your child, any kind of abuse, but those small things that mean a lot, and that make difference between a good parent and a bad parent, between a happy child and neglected one.
But, there are factors that can make this harder. Parents spend a lot of their time working and providing their child with material things. Going to work every day, problems and stress don’t give you quality time with your child. But, here are some tips that can help you improve your relationship with your kids and make them happier.
Your child needs to feel safe and loved every moment of their life. Changing just few things can make a great difference!
1. Noticing and appreciating your child’s qualities is a small, but great thing you can do for your children. Spending a little more time looking at their pictures, projects they made during the day and saying few encouraging words can make your child feel very special.
2. Try not to be distracted by anything when you’re having a conversation with your little ones. Pay as much attention as you can to them and they’ll know how to appreciate it.
3. Don’t treat your children the same. If you have more than one child, always consider them as individuals, which they are. They are different, just like adults.
4. Listen to your children, be affectionate and don’t bombard them with too much questions. They might feel attacked and can shut down their emotions.
5. When you have limited time with your children, try to set it according to their needs, their age and temperament.
6. When you feel like you have done something wrong, don’t ever try to make up by buying gifts. Long term, this makes your child feel like material things are above emotions (and they will do the same things to their children, too).
Remember, there are only two types of childhood experiences – the good one and the bad one.
The positive childhood memories build strong character and a good sense of self-worth, gives good moral values that your children will carry throughout their entire life.
Negative experience leaves a child with bruises of abuse, they feel neglected and victimized. This affects their life experience and most of them can never develop normal relationship and have a healthy family.
You have to take a good care of yourself, too. Eating healthy food and exercising often gives you energy so you can spend more quality time with your children. Also, by taking care of yourself you are passing on an important lesson to your little ones – healthy lifestyle is a way to go!
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