Simple Ways To Practice Positive Parenting

By Maya Ricks


In today's article, you'll read about tips on how you can practice positive parenting. While it isn't complicated, positive parenting does require time and effort on your part.

One of the first things you need to do to be a positive parent is to make sure that you're setting a good example for your kids. You can't really expect your children to behave a certain way if you aren't behaving the same way. So if you don't want your children to use swear words, make sure they don't hear you using those words yourself.

Parents should be setting the right example for their children especially when it concerns basic values such as politeness, honesty, and respect for others. Simply put, if you want your children to learn these things, you'll need to lead the way by practicing them yourself. Avoid directly criticizing your child when you are correcting an inappropriate behavior that he or she has displayed. You need to focus on the inappropriate behavior, not your child, and let him or her know why that kind of behavior is not acceptable. For instance, if your child gets a low score on a test, stress to your child why he or she should study harder. Don't resort to name calling. Your child needs to know why you have set certain rules and that you expect him or her to abide by those rules. Avoid labeling your child negatively because this only reinforces the undesirable behavior. Your focus should be on correcting the undesirable behavior of your child, not criticizing your child.

It's important that you know what your child is up to and who they're with at all times. This can be a difficult task because of cell phones and internet, but it's all the more important that you know your child's online activities in addition to where he or she goes when they are out. This doesn't mean you have to look over their shoulders every minute. You simply need to keep a close eye on the things your child is doing when they're in front of the computer and that includes who they're chatting with. The same thing goes if your child has a cell phone. Just because your child is home using the computer or texting with friends in his or her room doesn't mean you have to let down your guard.

When you practice positive parenting, you have a better chance of developing a healthy relationship with your children. If your child has any type of problems at home or in school, try to focus on the positive outcome you want rather than on the problem itself. If you want more information on positive parenting, you can search online, but the tips we've provided in this article should help you get started.




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