Article by Nigel Ridge
HONEST PARENTING—————-
PARENTING: WHICH ROAD DO I HAVE TO TAKE TO REAR A GOOD CHILD?
Being a good parent and using proper parenting skills is a major requirement in this lifelong preparation process which we must undertake. To be successful you have to be sure that you are equipped with good parenting skills.
THE PROCESS OF BEING A NEW PARENT
We continue to learn what being a good parent takes throughout our children’s growth. We often learn through making mistakes along the way, but we can also learn from others who have faced the same challenges as you now face. Try to look at how they ended their issues; what their solution was and try to see if that may actually work for you also.
Being a good parent can be compared to riding a rollercoaster, where throughout the ride you will experience sky high thrills and even sometimes heart breaking downhill’s. There is no such thing as impossible in searching for others who are experienced in those kinds of problems – how did they end up being a good parent? To find out answers in solving your parenting issues you have to talk to another parent who actually went through that same situation before.
You cannot go to any store and get yourself parenting skills, you cannot also download it somewhere form the internet, being a good parent is something that you must become skilled at, it is lke any new skill it basically has to be learned.
PARENTING AS A NEVER-ENDING JOB
This applies to whether you are just a first timer parent or already have several kids. Being a good parent is a full time job. Most parents want nothing but the best for their children. For sure, we all want them to have better and happier lives than ours were. A younger child needs lots of attention as well as proper guidance as they are growing up. There is a time where the line is nothing but wide, smooth and straight, that is when you know exactly what to do. But, there are also times when the road is full of twists and turns, switchbacks and uncertainties of what we will find round the next bend
TEACH YOUR KIDS SELF-RELIANCE
True independence is the only precious gift that you can actually give your child. To be happy (blissfully) is what most parents want for their child. It is hard to see a child struggling in meeting their personal goal, but, wonderful to be there beside them as you see them slowly achieving it. Things like carrying their own plates from the table to your dishwasher, placing items into the grocery cart (only with adult supervision), these are simple and excellent ways for a two-year old.
GET MORE COMPLIANCE IN SUBTLE WAYS!
Simply state the rule. Start to establish house rules? Let us say if your house rule is that bedtime should be at 8 p.m. try saying, “You can watch TV right after dinner.”
MAKE MEMORIES WITH QUALITY FAMILY TIME
It actually depends on how chaotic your current family schedule has become, this will then help you determine how great of a challenge it is for you to change your thinking so this quality time can be set aside. You have to turn off the TV while having dinner together, so that you can focus on listening to each others story. There should also be no electronic games or cell phones while dining together (except for emergencies). It is of utmost importance that you discuss serious issues together with your children some times; but, that is inappropriate while dining together. It is important to always keep positive and upbeat conversation topics.
COMMON CHILD AND PARENT PROBLEMS
Your child will begin to revolt about attending school in ordinary school shoes, they might be asking for designer gear like those other kids for them not to feel jealous or even inferior. It may be hard for some, while it can be easy for others. Give your child some freedom, so that they can start learning on their own to curve on how to do things alone. However, as they approach the age of ten or maybe eleven they may start to rebel against this as a lot of their school friends are already permitted to go off and play by themselves. These issues are explained in detail in “Honest Parenting”
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About the Author
Nigel Ridge has been providing knowledge and information via the Internet for the past ten years.