Tips on Parenting

Parents & Children

Tips on parenting

These few tips on parenting could perhaps make the job easier!

Give your child the freedom to ask questions and allow him to disagree with you sometimes.
Praising, if done rightly glorifies your child’s good behavior (It will not spoil your child. Praise the act, not the child.)
The discipline must fit the deed, not exceed it.
Children don’t learn from what you say, but they learn more from what you do.
Demonstrate love and affection whenever necessary. Don’t use love as a payment for good conduct.
Don’t be over protective towards your child, we all learn by making mistakes.
Children do not upset you, rather it is your attitudes which upset you.

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Related Issues

Expect your child to give ‘his’ best and not to ‘be’ the best.

Check whether the following symptoms are present in someone you know

Sleep disturbance.
Poor appetite/irregular food intake.
Not doing any work.
Not attending/maintaining personal hygiene.
Disturbed relationship with family members and others.
Exhibiting behavior which is harmful or troublesome to others like being abusive, aggressive, suicidal or homicidal.
Any bizarre or socially unacceptable behavior like undressing in public, collecting rubbish or wandering away from home.
The person keeps getting fits repeatedly (more than 3 times a day or continuously).
Disturbed behavior has occurred following child-birth.
Persons who show abnormal behavior after taking alcohol.

He/She could have a psychological problem. Take him to a mental health professional (Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Psychiatric Social Worker)