Hello Great Mothers! How are you doing? How has it been, mingling work/business with our primary goal of taking care of our home? I pray for more strength and Grace from God for us all.
In our first article on parenting, we discussed that our parenting styles reflect our attitudes toward discipline and parental responsibilities, as well as our expectations for our children. We have covered the four parenting styles and have concluded that our parenting styles have a direct impact on our children.
However, with this knowledge, it is natural for you to become more conscious of your parenting styles, and sometimes may be confused to as which one of them you are adopting more. Also, this consciousness may make you feel confused about how to discipline and also be loving, be firm and also be flexible, have listening ears, etc. These feelings are natural as they are borne out of the love you have for your kids and the desire to see your kids become responsible adults.
No worries Mothers, the different parenting styles have been broken down into just two Parenting skills;
1) Good Parenting skills and
2) Bad Parenting Styles.
Good parenting Skills: It requires a high degree of consistency and routine. According to Steinberg, a distinguished professor in philosophy, good Parenting skills helps foster empathy, honesty, self-reliance, self-control, kindness, cooperation, and cheerfulness. It also promotes intellectual curiosity, motivation, and desire to achieve. It helps protect children from developing anxiety, depression, eating disorders, anti-social behavior, and alcohol and drug abuse.
The following Good parenting skills have been proved to be effective;
1) Learn to focus more on your child’s positive behavior, rather than their negative behaviors; According to research, children who are scolded frequently over time develop a strong belief that they are bad children who frequently misbehave and are always scolded. As a result, they are unmotivated to change their behavior because they have successfully identified themselves with the bad behavior. Therefore, praise them for behaving well, and rather than scolding them for misbehaving, establish consequences and follow through.
2) Make a firm decision never to shout at your kids: This is difficult, but it is necessary because it tends to worsen children’s behavior. Instead of yelling, try to identify and address the root cause of the child’s misbehavior. It will be extremely beneficial.
3) Give your children chores around the house. It helps a child to grow up into a very hard-working and responsible adult. It also teaches children valuable life lessons about responsibility, cooperation, community, and hard work.
We will draw the curtain here. Join me in my next article as we continue our discussion on Good Parenting skills. Kindly share your thoughts. Thanks ❤️
Bye!
