Fair Parenting

What are some good parenting tips?

im doing a school brochure and i need some tips for a project.this brochure will be sent out to 23 thousand parents....so anybody has something good to put in it?

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1. Never leave them at home alone while you go out to a Tapas bar
2. Don't sweat the small stuff. Choose your battles. And don't be scared to have fun with your kids.
3. Children are a product of their environment. They mimick their parents. If you drink, your child will probably drink. If you smoke, then your child will most likely smoke. Get the book; "I'm okay, your ok."
4. patience is virtue.
5. Never leave them at home by themselves Be sure to spend an equal amount of time with each child Encourage for them to be a well rounded person; socialy and mentaly Encourage them to work hard in school and join a sport or a club Always be prepared Have the numbers of reliable friends in case of an emergency and you are late to pick up a kid from school Don't be too embarrassing at school Help your kid when they need help Don't spoil your kids but don't be so strict to deprive them of things any regular child should do Talk to other kids' parents and friends of your child about their boundries to get a general idea for your kid and maybe even set boundries together Make sure you know here your child is; not nessicarily being with them all the time, but know who they're with Don't set an age on dating! Just say you will let them when you know their responsible enough Love them. Love them with all your heart and soul even though sometimes you will want to smack them and wish you never gave birth to them. NEVER abuse, rape, or do horrible things to kids because everybody deserves to be safe and healthy.
6. To have good communication with them. Listen to them! Have an open door policy with them...let them tell you when they don't like something going on and discuss how to help them not just "because I said so!"
7. Don't give into tantrums, you are only making the next one bigger when you do. Talk to your children with respect. and they will talk with respect. Limit televission time, and don't let them have a T.V. in their room. Kids withdrawl from the family early enough and comunication is a must. Talk to your kids about sex and drugs. most kids experiment out of curiosity, if they know what it is about, they will more then likely not try it as early. Always punish lieing more severly then telling the truth. That away the kids know that even though they get into trouble, it is better to admit what they have done rather then hide it or keep it a secret. Make kids do chorers to teach them that in a family, every member is important and that every one has to work togeather to make it a good family unit. It also teaches a kid responsibility. Teach your children to have compassion for other people. We are entirely to desensitized now days. Correct your child imedietly, you have less of a chance to do it out of anger, and you definately wont forget to punish them. Teach your children early what it means to be a man / woman. So they know what will be expected of them. Don't bail your kids out of trouble, or make excuses for them. Teach them that they must take responsibility for what they do. That means appologizing and making things right. with the other person. Teach by example. Make sure your children see you being polite, and kind and compassionate and doing what is right. Make kids do their home work when they first get home this teaches them that work comes first and play is to be done in their spare time. Keep Your children busy. bored kids tend to get into more trouble. Make sure when you have to be away from your child, you leave them with adiquate supervision. Make sure you spend good quality time with your children. Talk to them and really get to know how they think. when they need to express anger allow them to do so. they will be more likely to come to you when some thing is bothering them. Teach your child the value of volunteering. It builds thier self worth. Always remember to tell your child when they have done well. weather it be on a drawing or were really well behaived. Kids love to be bragged about. and it encourages good behavior and work. Listen to your child, and never make light of what they say. What seems to be a small and unimportant issue, can be a major catastraphy to them.
8. say what you mean and do what you say you will.
9. when a child wants 2 not listen or back talk or curse pop em in mouth and put liudge an da bar of soap inthere mouth lidge on the bar
10. Come at the most frustrating problems with a sense of humor. It usually reduces the stress, allows you to break out of the ticked-off thoughts racing through your mind, breaks tension and keeps things in perspective. Don't compare your child to others. Every single child is different and will do things differently and in their own time. Comparing your child to other children, especially in matters that are completely outside of anyone's control, will only make you worry, stress or get frustrated. For example, worrying that your baby doesn't have many teeth at eight months when you know your best friend's baby had teeth at seven months will not make your baby's teeth grow faster. Habit tells us to raise our voices to be heard. With kids, this is faulty logic. If you yell at your kids, they tune you out pretty quickly. Keeping calm and on their level makes your point much better than losing control and shouting. Being supportive does not mean the same thing as being an enabler. My husband and I laugh about how his mom is supportive in the way that not wearing a bra is supportive. It feels good, but it's just not the definition of support. One night of watching American Idol auditions is enough to show you that far too many parents convince their kids that they are good at everything. In reality, everyone has strengths and weaknesses. As a parent, helping children identify and adapt to those strengths and weaknesses is a lot better than ignoring the weaknesses altogether.
11. Make sure both parents are on the same page, always check with the other parent, kids have a way of asking the same question to both parents if they don't like the first response, therefore causing an argument. Some kids thrive off of tension. If both parents are united it is harder to break them down, and therefore better for the child.
12. Always listen to your instincts.