Yes, parenting can be quite difficult when we are young, first time parents and do not quite know what we are doing. As hard as it may seem at times, try to remember that when you're older, you'll almost certainly look back fondly on these days. What's tragic is when real damage to the relationship between parents and children occurs.
It can be extremely difficult to reconcile with a grown child who's become estranged from you. No matter what mistakes you've made in the past, though, it's always possible to do better in the future if you make a real effort. Just because you got off to a rough start doesn't mean you can't turn things around. By the way, we learned a lot of this stuff through the bed wetting issues we faced with our smallest child.
Let's be honest. Being a parent is tough.
Children of toddler age are full of emotion, and of course they experience common feelings such as embarrassment and even humiliation. Very often, young children will behave inappropriately in public places; in such cases, you should respond right away. Don't try to disregard it out of embarrassment or wait till hours later, when the children will have forgotten all about it. However, never engage in this corrective action in front of other people.
You can cause yourself immense difficulties when you establish rules and issue consequences for not following them only to break your own rules. In other words, there has to be consistency between what you tell your kids about consequences and what you actually do when they break the rules. If your children learn that they can get out of any punishment by whining or pleading, your disciplinary efforts will come to nothing. It can be very hard to turn things around once your children know that the limits you set are not really firm. Just as they'll figure it out if your rules can be safely ignored, if you remain firm and don't waver, this lesson will sink in as well. They may not like it, but you will be teaching them a very positive lesson regarding rules and consequences.
You can lay the foundations for successful parenting early on, and that really is the best time to let your child know what is important to you and them. Consistency is one of the most important traits a parent can have, so as you find effective parenting methods, stay with them.
It can be extremely difficult to reconcile with a grown child who's become estranged from you. No matter what mistakes you've made in the past, though, it's always possible to do better in the future if you make a real effort. Just because you got off to a rough start doesn't mean you can't turn things around. By the way, we learned a lot of this stuff through the bed wetting issues we faced with our smallest child.
Let's be honest. Being a parent is tough.
Children of toddler age are full of emotion, and of course they experience common feelings such as embarrassment and even humiliation. Very often, young children will behave inappropriately in public places; in such cases, you should respond right away. Don't try to disregard it out of embarrassment or wait till hours later, when the children will have forgotten all about it. However, never engage in this corrective action in front of other people.
You can cause yourself immense difficulties when you establish rules and issue consequences for not following them only to break your own rules. In other words, there has to be consistency between what you tell your kids about consequences and what you actually do when they break the rules. If your children learn that they can get out of any punishment by whining or pleading, your disciplinary efforts will come to nothing. It can be very hard to turn things around once your children know that the limits you set are not really firm. Just as they'll figure it out if your rules can be safely ignored, if you remain firm and don't waver, this lesson will sink in as well. They may not like it, but you will be teaching them a very positive lesson regarding rules and consequences.
You can lay the foundations for successful parenting early on, and that really is the best time to let your child know what is important to you and them. Consistency is one of the most important traits a parent can have, so as you find effective parenting methods, stay with them.
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