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5
Great Parenting Rules
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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.
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