Do you want to be a good parent and have good parenting skills?
As a parent you have to be careful not to do the mistakes, as parenting is full time oriented job.
But, when you do some mistakes, you have to learn, accept and recognize those mistakes such that you will not repeat them next time.
Some of the qualities for good parenting skills are given here:
Availability
In these busy, hectic times you should be available to your child especially when they are in need of you.
You should not be too busy to take care of your child. Don’t think that you have to be available to them only at the time of their need. This is because they cannot say that they need your help.
Let them understand that you are available and important to them. Find some reasonable time to spend with your child daily. Don’t give your child the “leftover” time after your work, but give some quality time to your kid.
It can include reading along with them, going for short walk along with them and watching your child’s favorite TV program. You need not spend money for this purpose because the best thing they require is the love from you which will not cost you a cent. They can feel your love and know it.
Appreciation
By appreciation, you can drive your children to good behavior. Appreciate your child when he does some thing well. Show appreciation when your child does something nice to you. Children are very sensitive to the appreciation.
Appreciation enables them to know what is wrong and what is right. You can expect more good behavior of your child with more appreciation.
Affection
Every one wants to be loved, especially children. The children search for the ways by which you love them. Your children want to please you and you are the focal point for your children. To have the lasting relationship, you need to know that love is the foundation and basis.
Acceptance
All, even children wants to be accepted. To show the unconditional acceptance, you have to go out in your way. By this, your child can have high self-esteem level and self-worth. [Child Self Esteem]
Security can also be provided to them by this sense of acceptance. No one will take care of your children if you won’t accept them. This can be realized by your children.
By the mistakes and by learning over time, you can have good parenting skills. You can set guidelines by learning through the mistakes to become a best parent. By following these tips you can develop good parenting skills.
