KEY TO BEING A GOOD PARENT

Is it important to be a good parent?

What is parenting?
Parenting is the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood.
Parenting refers to the aspects of raising a child aside from the biological relationship.

Being a parent is one of the most fulfilling experiences a person can have. The most important thing a parent can give their child, however, is a sense of being loved.

The goal of parenting is to help your child develop into a decent, self-confident human being, and NOT to show them whos the boss in your family or to instill fear!

Good parenting helps foster empathy, honesty, selfreliance, self-control, kindness, cooperation, and cheerfulness. It also promotes intellectual curiosity, motivation, and desire to achieve

The 10 Principles of Good Parenting

1. What you do matters 2. You cannot be too loving

- This is one of the most important - It is simply not possible to spoil a principles child with love - What you do makes a difference - A spoiled child is not a result of - Your kids are watching you. showing him too much love. - Don't just react on the spur of the moment.

3. Be involved in your childs life

- Rearrange your priorities - Sacrifice what you want to do for what your child needs to do - Be there mentally as well as physically.

4. Adapt your parenting to fit your child

- Keep pace with your childs development - Consider how age is affecting the child's behavior.

5. Establish and set rules

- Manage your childs behavior while he is young - Teach him how to tell right from wrong - Consequences for bending the rules.

6. Foster your child's independence

- Encouraging independence helps develop a sense of selfdirection - It is normal for children to push for autonomy.

7. Be consistent
- Your rules mustnt vary from day to day - When parents aren't consistent, children get confused.

8. Avoid harsh discipline

- Parents should never hit a child - Spanking causes aggression in children - Time out instead of spanking.

9. Explain your rules and decisions

- What is obvious to you may not be evident to a 12-year-old

10. Treat your child with respect

- Children treat others the way their parents treat them - Give your child the same courtesies you would give to anyone else.

Result of good parenting

Result of bad parenting

Are you satisfied with the way your child is raised?

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Yes I could have done better No

7 mothers were being questioned about their parenting.

Parenting styles
Authoritative parenting Authoritarian parenting Permissive parenting Uninvolved parenting

How to be a good parent: Its all about you!

Research has shown that the one thing a person can do to be a better parent is to focus on developing him or herself. This is where a person has to start in order to be a loving, involved mother or father. We project our critical feelings about ourselves on to our children. The ambivalent attitudes we have toward our children are simply a reflection of the ambivalent attitudes we have toward ourselves. It is not uncommon for parents to disown their self-critical attitudes by projecting them onto their child. As a result, children begin to see themselves through a negative filter, which will stay with them throughout their lives.

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parenting http://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/10commandments-good-parenting http://tweenparenting.about.com/od/relatingtoyourt ween/a/Good-Parenting.htm

Milica Preradovic

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!