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Parenting
Guide to Easy
Parenting
by Garima Gupta
First time
Parents often wish bringing up kids was easier. Well, here’s good news:
It is!! And it always has been; given the right attitude. Nobody knows
it better than the old school. The new breed of parents has taken their
task so seriously, that it has taken away all the fun from it. Here are
top ten tips for your makeover from an idealistic, stressed out parent
to being a fun friend for your child.
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Kids are
precious; but we don’t put them in lockers. You can’t safeguard
every fall. Keep your worries realistic.
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Don’t
take parenting too seriously. It is a life long relationship with
your children, it has to be some fun too. He doesn’t have to have a
fixed daily calorie intake to be healthy.
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Every
rule has exceptions. Except rule no. 3. If you really need a break,
it’s okay to find a less than ideal babysitter in Television, hot
water bathtub, or a packet of chips!
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Rewards
and Incentives are your best friends. They are better than even
diamonds.
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Loosen up
your housekeeping. Do not expect your glass center table to be
shining all the time when your three-year-old doll likes to play
with play-dough there.
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In stress
situations, give them concrete idea of time, count from 1 to 10
before blowing it out. Instead of saying, “Keep it back” ten times,
try “If you do not keep that bowl back till I finish my counting
till ten, you’ll get a timeout.
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You can
not guarantee the success or character of your children, parents are
just one important factor in it. We have to accept things we can’t
change. If your girl is shy and introvert, stop pushing her to be
the star of the class. Less than champion children are not just
okay, but great, sometimes even better. Don’t fret over little stuff
like mastering nursery rhymes. Don’t burn them out. Your kids would
be nearly as perfect as you yourself are.
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Don’t
measure your success by theirs. It will, undoubtedly, bring you a
lot of pride, but your success as a person is not solely dependent
on your success as a parent. For that matter, If a child is
successful in the material world, it doesn’t necessarily mean that a
parent has been successful in parenting.
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Do not be
available always. Set limits. Act yourself as an adult and treat
them as a kid. Kids today are very smart and understand quickly the
extent to which they can use their parents. While loving, cherishing
and taking care of the kids is a beautiful work to do, set aside
strict limits for you. Do not sacrifice everything you loved to do
for the sake of your child.
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Prioritize what values do you believe is a must in your child.
Concentrate on them and live with the other natural personality
traits of your child. A child is a lovely gift, love and cherish it,
trying to improve him all the time is simply spoiling the natural
beauty of this gift.
May 14, 2006
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