Parenting/ September 2, 2019/

Tips for Positive Parenting

Positive parenting is an approach in which the primary focus is on the positive aspect of the child’s behaviour.

With positive discipline or positive parenting, good behaviour can be taught without reprimanding the child verbally or physically while also being respectful to your child. It also involves teaching your child handling and dealing with situations while remaining calm.

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Let’s be honest – positive parenting doesn’t come naturally to most of the parents. There are days when you are low on patience and end up scolding or screaming at your child(ren). I am a positive parent most of the times. But then there are days when I want to scream and tell my children that they are wrong! But I also know that screaming is not a long term solution. The main idea behind positive parenting is to tell your child about his/her mistake without breaking his/her spirit.

Positive parenting is beneficial for parents as well because it helps in managing your kid’s behaviour more effectively. With a positive discipline approach, a child can be taught to handle any precarious situation in a way that it doesn’t break his spirit.

Tips for Positive Parenting

Positive parenting mainly focusses on meeting your child’s emotional needs. Every single day and at every instance your child needs to feel significant and belonged until your child reaches an age where this dependency branches out to external factors like peers and friends.

Also read 5 Positive Things You Must Tell Your Child Everyday at Bedtime

Admit your mistakes

Admitting your faults before your child strengthens his/her trust in you. The child will see you as a normal person who can sometimes do mistakes and that it’s fine to feel sorry for them. Let your child not be afraid of making mistakes as long as he/she learns from them.

Listen to your child

Listening patiently to your child will turn him/her into a good listener. Your child will understand the importance of hearing while someone is talking to them.

Practice self-control

Every time you lose your temper in front of your child, you are displaying your lack of self-control. By losing your temper or yelling at your child, you are only showing the behaviour you don’t want your child to learn.

Be appreciative and encouraging

Appreciate your child’s every effort. Encourage him/her to keep trying, do more and perform better. That doesn’t mean that you start comparing him/her with a friend or a cousin. Give your child the credit irrespective of the merit.

Encourage decision making

This will make your child confident in his/her capability of making decisions in every situation. He/she will grow a good sense of judgement and understand right from wrong.

Final Thoughts

Practice what you preach. I can’t emphasise enough the importance of this thought. You are your child’s role model and he/she looks up to you for almost everything. Positive parenting will help you prepare and avoid any future misbehaviours by meeting your child’s emotional needs while teaching discipline and self-control.