Every parent I know wants nothing
less than the best for their
children. They want their children
to be happy, healthy, and smart.
While every child is different and
unique, just as every parent is,
there are some things you can do to
help to insure your child is the
happiest, healthiest, and smartest
possible. Here is a list of the top
ten parenting tips you can use to
help insure your child's success in
life:
Tip 1 - Command Respect, Don't
Demand It. One of the
foundations of a good relationship
with other people is mutual respect.
As a parent you should be commanding
the respect of your children,
through your actions and words, not
demanding that they respect you. As
your child learns to respect you in
this manner, they will also learn to
command respect from others, rather
than trying to demand it.
Tip 2 - Maintain Healthy
Relationships with Others.
Whether it is your spouse or your
own friends, it is important that
you model good relationship behavior
for your children. By having strong
relationships with your spouse and
your friends, you can show your
children how to have strong and
healthy relationships with you and
the other people in their lives.
Tip 3 - Be a Role Model.
Who do you want your children to
emulate in their lives, a famous
sports star or yourself? Parents
should always want to be the number
one role model for their children.
You want to show them right from
wrong, and do this through being a
role model who they can emulate in
their own lives. Show them how you
live and how you do the right things
in life even when you are
challenged.
Tip 4 - Talk With Your
Children, Not At Them. It can be
easier to tell your child not to do
something or how to behave. However,
if you take the time to talk with
your children about your
expectations, and their expectations
as well, you can have a healthy line
of communication. This communication
channel will grow over the years and
you will find that your children
will come to you with their issues
they need help with. If you talk at
your children, they will be less
likely to come to you because they
will fear a lecture and disapproval.
Tip 5 - Give Unconditional
Love and Support. Children are
still growing and learning. They
will do things at times which you
will not approve of, and may not
even understand their thinking
behind. By always supporting your
child with unconditional love, even
during the rough times, you can show
your child that they will always
have your love and support. While
you may not approve of their
actions, they know that you love
them and that you simply do not love
the action they took.
Tip 6 - Show Support Though
Positive Reinforcement. Never
use the words stupid, dumb or other
negative words to describe your
children. Never tell them they are,
or make them feel, less-than. If
your children are in school, they
will hear enough negativity from the
other children when adults are not
present. Build them up through
positive words at home, so that they
will be able to deflect the negative
words they hear when you are not
with them.
Tip 7 - Eat Smart as a Family.
Food habits start from a very young
age; what you eat as a child has a
lot to do with your eating habits
later in life. Start your children
off right by offering them whole and
healthy foods. If they start eating
healthy from a very young age, then
they will likely continue to eat
well throughout their lives. It is
much easier to get children to eat
healthy foods if that is the only
thing they know.
Tip 8 - Play With Your
Children - Often! Children learn
though play. By playing with your
children you are able to teach them,
and they will believe they are just
simply playing. Teaching through
play is a wonderful way to keep your
children both entertained and
captive to the lessons you want to
instill in them.
Tip 9 - Avoid The Bad Toys,
Games and TV. While it may be
easier to turn on the TV for your
child and let them watch whatever
they want this is not a good option.
TV will constantly sell to your
child through advertisements which
are very well designed to make your
children want certain toys and
games. If you can avoid as many of
the bad toys, games and TV itself,
you are on the way to having much
healthier and safer kids.
Tip 10 - Educate Your Children
With Their Toys. By purchasing
educational toys for your children
you are enabling them to have fun
and learn at the same time. One of
the best places to purchase your
educational toys is through
www.mychildplayhouses.com
Hopefully these top ten tips of
parenting will help you to raise
your children to be happy, healthy,
and smart adults while getting the
most of their precious childhood
years.
