10 Parenting Guidelines And Tips

So you want some guidelines that you can stick to and that your children will follow? Here are five of them. Remember you are the parent, you make the rules, don’t let your little one be in charge. Offer great praise and rewards. No, not necessarily candy, a new bike, the new Wii game, but love attention and praise.

1. Routine
Have a routine and stick to it. If bedtime is 8 o’clock that means in the bed, teeth brushed, pjs on, getting ready to go to sleep. Keep your home organized and in order. Clutter can be a catastrophe. Set times for waking, meals and bath as well. When the routine is set, you can be flexible. You have probably been on a routine for some time. It gets easier to adjust to after a while, it works the same for children.

2. Warnings
There are two types of warning, the one that it is almost time for dinner or a bath, and the second is for bad behavior. Only warn once, you don’t need to tell them they will go on a timeout if they don’t listen 15 times. They will believe it is a game.

3. Restraint
Keep your cool. You have probably handled more in your life than an 8 year old. Count to ten, and remind yourself that you’re in charge. You are the adult they are the children. Do not shout back. Remember kids are kids, they like the game of who can shout the loudest. The problem with this, is that usually the child will yell louder and think its fun. Exercise your cool, calm, control, it will make all the difference, especially in the way your children speak to you.

4. Explain
Explain what you want in a way a child can understand. Keep it simple. If she does something wrong, explain why it is wrong, and ask if she understands the reason. Don’t make things to complicated. Children are pretty smart, they understand what’s going on, because they observe adult.

5. Responsibility
Children can be responsible. There is the notion that children want to grow up quickly. They think work is just a place where you go to check email, hang around other adults, and get paid money to buy toys. Give them incentives to finish a project in an appropriate amount of time. Let them know you believe they can do great things.

Sometimes simplicity is the best option for parents. Pass on the knowledge that you really want your children to be proud that they learned from you. Encourage them to do simple things that really matter.
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6. Friends
It is amazing to watch children and see how open they are to meeting new friends. Isn’t it strange that this characteristic fades over time? Children don’t look for friends that they can use, talk badly about, or do anything other than have fun with. Encourage your child, especially in kindergarten to meet new friends. Maybe it means going up to the little boy that no one every really plays with and asking if he would like to play.

7. Smile
Let your children know that a smile can get them anywhere in life. Make sure they know it should be a genuine one, as people, even little children can see through phoniness, sometimes better than adults. A smile to another shy child, might just make their day.

8. Play
As they get older, many parents become more rigid in wanting their children to stop running, be quieter, and stop playing. That should be the one thing we are always told to do. Imagine if your job was as fun, as you used to think coloring was a child? Coloring was fun, and it was simple. Children can even make fun, out of something that would never seen fun: cardboard box. Perhaps a great parenting skill is understanding how the child’s mind works and incorporating some of this simplistic fun in your own life.

9. Try New Things
Improve your parenting skills by trying new things, and let your children know they should do the same. Have them try football, the flute, and tennis, painting and dancing. This way your children will be able to come to understand what they enjoy, and what they are good at.

10. Teach Them To Love Learning
The mind is such a fantastic thing, and children should love learning everything they can. Learning how to read can be an incredible new adventure to children. Have them accompany you to the library where they can check out the books of their choice. Go to museums, and other educational things and make it fun for your child. Don’t just do it when they are children either. Teach them to continue to love learning as the grow up.
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