How To Be A Good Parent Presentation classwithmason.com.pdf
- 1. A Good Parent How To Be
- 2. Be A Good Role Model 1. Walk the walk. Don’t just tell your child what you want them to do. Show them.
- 3. 2. Love Them And Show Them Through Action Loving your child can be as simple as giving them hugs, spending time with them, and listening to their issues seriously every day.
- 4. 3. Practice Kind And Firm Positive Parenting Give your child positive experiences. They will have th ability to experience positive experiences themselves and offer them to others .
- 5. 4. Be A Safe Haven For Your Child Children raised by parents who are consistently responsive tend to have better emotional regulation development, social skills development, and mental health outcomes .
- 6. By keeping an open line of communication, you’ll have a better relationship with your child and your child will come to you when there’s a problem. 5. Talk With Your Child And Help Their Brains Integrate
- 7. 6. Reflect On Your Own Childhood A step towards understanding why we parent the way we do. Make note of things you’d like to change and think of how you’d do it differently in a real scenario. Try to be mindful and change your behavior the next time those issues come up.
- 8. 7. Pay Attention To Your Own Well-Being How parents may take care of themselves physically and mentally will make a big difference in their parenting and family life. If these two areas fail, your child will suffer, too.
- 9. 8. Do Not Spank, No Matter What There are a variety of better alternatives to discipline that have been proven to be more effective 11 , such as Positive Discipline and positive reinforcement.
- 10. 9. Keep Things In Perspective And Remember Your Parenting Goal To not let the survival mode dominate your life, next time you feel angry or frustrated, step back. Think about what anger and frustration will do for you or your child. Instead, find ways to turn every negative experience into a learning opportunity for him/her. Even epic tantrums can be turned into invaluable brain- sculpting moments if you don’t focus on trying to control your child.