Principles Of Effective Parenting: Tips For Parents

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Effective parenting is the foundation upon which a child's future success, happiness, and wellbeing hinge on. Here are some proven principles of effective parenting:

1. The young couple should have good education on conception, pregnancy, child birth, and parenting.

2. They should promote breastfeeding and responsive feeding practices especially in the early age of the child's birth that prioritizes the child's physical and emotional needs.

3. Parents should respond to the child's needs in a timely manner, increasing the child's emotions and trust.

4. Give your child physical touch and affection to promote feelings of safety, security, and love.

5. Establish clear rules and consequences, while also explaining the reasons behind them.

6. Parents should endeavour to model good behaviours. According to Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory, it is generally believed that children learn by observing and imitating their parents and other people in their environment. Therefore, it behooves parents and caregivers to model good behaviours and values for their children to emulate.

7. Always be present every moment the child needs your attention. Focus on the child's needs and feelings.

8. Gradually give your child more independece and autonomy as he/ she grows up and matures. 

9. Show genuine interest in your child's life: education, interest, hobbies, passions, and limitations.

10. Parents should apologize to children where necessary. When you are wrong as a parent, do the needful by coming down from your high horse to apologize to the child you have offended. If you fail to do so, the child will not know that it is necessary to apologize to people after offending them. When they marry at adulthood, they will not be able to live peacefully as partners because the ability to apologize to the offended party is lacking. It therefore directly means that poor parenting leads to divorce and frictions in marriage dynamics.

11. Parents should foster a growth mindset. Encourage your child to see challenges as opportunities for growth, learning, and accomplishment of great things.

12. Spend quality time with the child, doing activities that he/ she enjoys, and creating lasting memories. 

13. Teach your child to be calm and patient in stormy situations. Manage your own emotions, be calm in challenging situations. 

14. Foster an honest and open communication style, where your child feels comfortable to ask questions.

15. Express gratitude and appreciation for your child, celebrating his/ her success, and acknowledging his/ her efforts.

16. Create a sense of belonging and connection in your family. 

17. Help your child develop self-reflection skills to understand their thoughts, feelings, and actions.

18. Practise forgiveness. Teach your child the value and practice of forgiveness, and apologizing to offended people.

In conclusion, by embracing the effective parenting principles, parents and caregivers can give their children a lifelong foundation for happiness, resilience, and success.

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