Am I A Good Parent?

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This is a question that I think every current or future parent should ask themselves. The reason I write this topic is that I see a lot of parents beating their children or humiliating them, thinking that they are doing them a favor and hardening them for life. Here is my point of view: 1. In order to teach children to be self-confident, we must first be self-confident. Remember that personal example has the greatest educational power. Children are like absorbers and in a very light and relaxed way they learn the behavior of their parents. It will not be very useful to repeat to the child that he must follow his dreams and believe in himself, if you yourself constantly complain about life and destiny and do not take steps to realize your personal dreams. The way you speak (not only to the child, but in general), the way how you react when a difficulty or conflict arises, the way you protect or not defend your rights are absorbed by the child. Often parents pass on to their children their mentality, pattern of behavior, way of communicating. For example, it often happens that a mother, in her desire to please everyone and keep her family to endure the rude treatment of her husband, to keep silent about insults without defending herself or to do anything, in a word - to become a victim. She thinks this helps her children, but actually passes on to them (especially if the child is a girl) the victim's model.

The best thing such a woman can do for her children is to learn to love and appreciate herself, to believe in herself, to stand up for her rights. Instructive tales, fables, books, conversations are a great tool for training and education, but there is no better way to make your children believe that dreams come true and that we are the directors of our own lives than personal example. 2. Take children's problems seriously, do not underestimate what they are experiencing. It has probably happened to you that the child comes excited, scared or offended by something that is insignificant to you, just "childish work". Do you remember how you didn't pay attention to the child then - you didn't even hear what he was saying or how you laughed at the child's naivety and said casually: "nothing, nothing, big deal"? Remember that for you children's torments can be funny, insignificant or stupid, but for the child this is a serious problem! The fact that they tore his drawing, that he lost the toy, that someone in the kindergarten insulted him, that his teacher quarreled in front of everyone, that Mimeto has better hair, and so on. n., for us it may be frivolous and unworthy of attention, but for the child it is important! And when at this moment you belittle the child's feelings, he suffers alone, feels misunderstood, neglected and subconscious beliefs are formed in him such as: "my feelings are not important, no one cares about me, I am insignificant." In the future, this may cause him to stop sharing with you and shut himself in. Pay the necessary attention to your child at this time, talk to him, show concern, give him the necessary understanding and support. 3. Don't blame them, don't make fun of them.

If your child tells you about a mistake or incident that is a failure for him, for example that the boy next door insulted him and everyone made fun of him, do not rush to accuse him with the words: "why don't you do anything, you are a great coward" . If the child has decided to share this story with you, it is because he needs support and understanding, not reproach. Let him tell you how he felt, what he felt, what he wanted to do. Tell him that you are by his side, let your child know that despite his "failure", despite his weaknesses and mistakes, you love and support him. So you can give him a great lesson - that we must accept our weaknesses, that we do not need to feel sorry for ourselves, to blame ourselves and others, but to look for ways to see in every problem an opportunity. Then together you can decide what is best to do. 4.

Teach them to make their own decisions and value their opinions. It is very important to teach children to make their own decisions and express their opinions. This will make them more independent, responsible and determined. Some parents constantly tell their child what to do and how to do it, do not ask for his opinion at all, and if he expresses it, they immediately cut him off and say: “you are small, you have to listen, you will do what I do to you. I say ”. And children grow, grow up and at some point they no longer know what they want, because they have always done what they are told and what they "need". They become indecisive and insecure, they need the opinion and approval of others, because they consider the opinion of others more valuable. You may be wondering how they can make their own decisions when they are very young, do not yet know what they want and what is best for them. But we can give even the youngest child a choice, to express an opinion and make decisions about some small things - for example, when you go out to offer him two or three blouses and give him to choose which one he wants to wear. Or offer him two foods and let him just choose which one to eat. Another option may be when you buy a gift for a loved one, ask him to choose the wrapping paper. Later, as the child grows, you can give him the opportunity to participate in more responsible decisions. Also, when talking about different topics, ask him what he thinks, what his opinion is, what ideas he has. Create in your child the feeling that his opinion is important and valuable. 5. Don't give them epithets. Every child makes white, mistakes or things that we think are wrong. In their quest to teach their children the right behavior, parents often say, "You are a bad child." Don't do this! Talk to your child and in the conversation clearly distinguish the act from his qualities. The action may be wrong, but that doesn't mean the child is bad. Also avoid definitions such as: "you are stubborn, you are lazy“ ". It has a particularly negative effect when you tell other people about your child in the presence of the child, such as: "he is very shy, he is not independent, he is not organized, he is very cowardly." When we repeatedly repeat to our child that he is lazy and say it even in front of other people, we affirm this role and he perceives it as true, he perceives it as his characteristic.

Do you think that telling him a hundred times a day that he is lazy, stupid, cowardly will help him change and believe in himself? Not at all! On the contrary, it is the surest way to prevent him from believing in himself. Yes, you can tell the little person that he is currently afraid or that he is currently lazy, talk about how he can cope with these feelings and conditions, but in no case do not define him as lazy, stupid or bad. kid. 6. Do not set conditions to love your children. Many parents make the mistake of constantly setting conditions for their children to love them. For example: “if you don't eat your soup, I won't love you; if you don't do that, I won't love you. " Of course, they do this unconsciously, without realizing the consequences. But as innocent as these words may sound, they build in the fragile child's psyche the belief that they must do what others want of them in order to be loved and deserved. This belief even becomes a prerequisite for the development of a chronic sense of guilt - gradually the child begins to think that it is his fault that his mother is angry, that it is his fault that his parents do not understand each other, etc. 7 Fighting is not the answer. Fighting is something that should definitely be avoided. With a fight we can only make the child timid, aggressive, humiliate him, alienate him from us, teach him to be silent or lie to avoid a fight.

Last Updated
August 22, 2020
Author:
kimberlysexyy

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