Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.
James Baldwin
Here is the difination of parenting as given by wikipedia:
"Parenting or child rearing is the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood."
The decisive fact that can be derived from the difination is that parenting is a 'process'. This means that it should be done over a period. The period in question stretches from infancy to adulthood.
A very common phrase nowadays is, 'my child has defeated me', or 'I wonder where my child got these behaviors?'
Where The Child Gets Some Traits
A child normally imitates the parents, acquintances and peers. If you want your child to be good then it has to start with you. Watch as your child plays the imitating game. From the actions and words they use portrays what they have seen and heard.
Simple Methods That Can Make You Cope With Parenting.
. Role Model
Parents should act as their children's role models as soon as a child is conceived. A child in the womb should hear love words. Quarreling and fighting should not be in the family.
. Both Parents
A child needs the parenting of both parents. Each parent happens to have a role to play in child parenting. Absent parents in the family may sent wrong messages to the child.
Never leave your child in the hands of maid servants. Some of them have weird behavior which may affect your child's growth.
Do not transfer parenting to anybody else even teachers.
. Be firm and always friendly to the child.
A child needs a parent who understands them. Understanding the child makes it possible to create trust in them. Be a friend rather than a dictator.
Live your word where your child is concerned. Always keep your promises. Remember that if you always do what you say, the child will always respect you.
. Disciplining your child is in your hands.
Discipline is the core of good behavior in children. One should use punishment and reward to achieve good results.
. Never deny your child to play.
Children have a right to play. Play goes a long way in building the personality of a child.
Parents should ensure they vet the peers that their children have. However this should be done with great courtesy.
Your child's playthings and smartphones should be controlled too. However children should be counselled so that they see the need for such. Censoring of sites they get into is also necessary.
Involving children in all decisions that affect them in the family is also necessary. Guide the conversation to look as if they are the ones making the decision.
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Managing children in their teens is also important. Sexuality is a topic that should be introduced bit by bit from age four. The changes that come with adolescence should have been taught to them longbbefore they appear. Teenage children should be handled with care. Guidance should be done closely.
With many households with single parents, I would advice the parents should seek a trustworthy person of the opposite sex to be guardians.
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