Don’t
be your child’s friend
He/She will make his/her own friends.
Your role is to be a mentor, teacher, and authority figure. Friendship
will come later.
For some reason our culture acts as if
childhood should be a carefree time filled with unmonitored sugar and fat
consumption, but this has a terrible effect on the long-term health of your
child and his/her ability to function in daily life.
Teach him/her how to sleep

Do not expose children to adult themed
media
Would you take your five year old to a gentleman’s club? Or buy a seven year old a few shots? Then how do you justify letting him/her watch
Family Guy as a youngster? It is adult
humor, created for adults. Cherish the
time your child is a child, and do what is in your power to protect that
precious time.
No Electronics in a child’s bedroom
Have you watched TV lately? Or
surfed the internet? No positive outcome
occurs from allowing your child to have unmonitored access to electronics.
Teach your child basic manners
“Please” and “Thank-you” have not become obsolete and can go a long way
to helping your child interact with others.
Take the time to teach the absolute basics of polite behavior. Otherwise, you are raising a pig in gym
shoes.
It is uncomfortable to think about, but if anything ever happens to you,
this is where your child will most likely be headed. Doesn’t it make sense to develop these
relationships? And a warm and wonderful
relationship with grandparents, aunts and uncles, can only be a treasure to
your child.
Take an interest in who your child is…
In case you haven’t noticed, your child is not a replica of you. He/ She has his/her own likes and
dislikes. Help him/her to develop
talents and interests. Support the
natural curiosity of your child. Expose
him/her to your library, museums, parks, concerts, anything besides constant TV
and video games. It will help him/her
develop into a more well rounded and interesting person.
Set limits
As a parent, you are responsible for the discipline of your child. Do not give in to tantrums and whining when
your child is young…because difficult little children grow up to be messed up
teenagers. Research shows that children
want you to set limits and not allow them to be in control. So get a backbone and act like the adult you
are supposed to be.
Never give up!
Loving a child, often times means being exhausted. But it is never too late to dig in and become
a better parent for the benefit of your child.
Authoritative nurturing has been shown to be the “magic” of successful
parenting. So take a deep breath, give
your child a hug and do some soul searching about what you can do to be a
parent you know you could be, the one that has the future of your child as your
top priority.
Great parenting tips to live by!
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www.cexecmom.com