9 Ways to Become the Best Parent
6. Listen to your kids
Your household chores can wait but a kid’s story can’t. Make it a habit to listen to all your kid’s stories whenever he wants to tell them to you. Help your kids to express themselves and create a strong bond with them so that they can discuss anything with you.
7. Respect your kids
Yes, every child has self respect. So, don’t ever criticize him in front of guests or a group of strangers. If he does something wrong then take him to another room, tell him where he went wrong and how he can mend it. You can also use code language to tell him that he has goofed up. For instance, you can tell him that you will say ‘Gummy Bears’ or ‘Goofy’ when he does something he should not do in the crowd.
8. Be a role model
Kids are like sponges. They notice everything you do and tend to do the same. So, be aware of what you say or do around the kids. Set good examples for your kids. Take your kids to a homeless shelter and ask them to help you serve food to the homeless. Share your feelings with them if you want them to share their feelings with you.
9. Focus on the more important things
It is not necessary for you to select a dress for your kid on a special day. Let the kids make fashion choices and you can focus on more important things like no hitting, no rude talk and no lying. Give your kids the leverage for doing some things like choosing their shoes, selecting new story books etc. This will help them understand that mom will take some decisions for them but she will also allow them to decide on some other things.
