Principles Of Effective Parenting : Tips For Parents (concluded)

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 (Continued from previous post) 

19. Have realistic expectations. Set achievable goals and expectations for your child, avoiding unrealistic or overly high, and untenable standards.

20. Encourage resilience. Teach your child coping skills and strategies to deal with setbacks, failures, difficult emotions, and disappointments.

21. Provide opportunities for socialization. It will help your child develop essential social skills. 

22. Parents and caregivers should model healthy habits. They should model habits such as balanced eating (though I know that in many cases they don't have money to do so), regular indoor and outdoor exercises, and regular sleep patterns.

23. Foster a sense of curiosity, invention, and exploration, encouraging your child to ask intelligible questions and seek answers to them.

24. Help your child develop problem-solving skills, encouraging him/ her to think critically and come up with solutions.

25. Provide physical and emotional support, offering hugs, comfort, and reassurance when needed.

26. Encourage responsibility in your family. Teach your child responsibility by assigning age-appropriate tasks and encouraging him/ her to take responsibility. 

27. Foster a sense of purpose. Help your child discover their passions and interests, fostering a sense of purpose and direction.

28. Teach your child to meditate and pray to God every morning (I'm sorry I forgot to this number one.)

29. Help your child develop emotional regulation skills, teaching him/ her to recognize, understand, and manage his/ her emotions.

30. Teach your child to practise gratitude and appreciations.

31. Teach your child to make decisions for himself/ herself and to be responsible for them.

32. Practise positive reinforcement, praising and rewarding good behaviours.

33. Teach your child self-advocacy. He/ she should advocate for himself/ herself, expressing needs and wants effectively.

34. Teach your child time management and organization skills.

35. Model healthy communication habits. Your child should learn healthy communication skills, including active listening and assertive expression.

36. Teach coping skills for stress and anxiety management.

37. Engage your child in volunteering and community services, teaching empathy and social responsibility.

38. Practise mindful parenting, thereby reducing stress and increasing happiness and confidence.

39. Foster a sense of humor. Teach your child to laugh and find humor in life's challenges.

40. Teach your child media literacy and digital citizenship. Educate the child on responsible media consumption and to respect other online users as he/ she would want to be respected by others.

41. Model healthy financial management habits. Teach your child to avoid impulsive and irresponsible expeditures like fools even if he/ she is as rich as Croesus (the ancient king of Lydia, modern-day Turkey).

42. Support your child's creative expression through art, music, drama, or other activities. 

In summary, as parents and caregivers nurture and guide their children, they shape not only their children's future, but also the future of the society at large.

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