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Published 11 Jan, 2018 05:38am

These 10 Parenting ideas are not good for your children

Web Desk: Being parents is a great responsibility. But it is also one of the most exciting roles one can play because only a parent gets to nurture a human into a wholesome person.

Here are 10 simple tips which you should know to prevent your children from bad behavior in future.

Never argue in front of kids

You can expose healthy arguments in front of your children, it will help them to understand that, relationship is not only about the pretty bits and also that a fight is not equivalent to a fall out. But never expose serious relationship issues. Teach them that to understand that two adults can respectfully disagree and argue with each other.

Children come first

Too much caring and pampering can make your child feel that they are entitled to special treatment always which wouldn’t work well. You should take some time out for your children. But if you always prioritize your children, giving no importance to yourself, your kid will also will not learn it.

Help them with studies anytime

Do not underestimate the smartness of your child and constantly help them out. If you always help them, they will never be able to solve their problems by themselves. Skills are more important than their good grades.

Don’t let the play videogames

Videogames can develop many skills like strategy, planning nimbleness etc. Instead of preventing them from playing, it is better to monitor the games that your children play.

Always be there for them

Let them learn to take care of themselves and grow them as individual. Ask them to clean to their messes. If you continuously help them they will make it a habit and will always depend on you.

Never let kids know about your problems

Share your problems with your children, if you going through a rough patch, explain to them, that why you are doing certain thing in a certain way. This also helps them to understand the situation.

Perfect them fiercely

Do not always protect them, otherwise, they will never develop the protecting skill. Monitor your children’s situation and ask yourself if this situation needs your intervention or is your child enough to solve it?

Don’t punish

Punishment is necessary to learn them that their actions have consequences. But never degrade or humiliate children in front of others because it can damage their self-esteem and confidence badly. Therefore, be careful while punishing them.

Check their stuff regularly

Not trusting your child leads to unhealthy parent-child relationship. Trust them and be open to conversations and remember that there is a generation gap between you and them.

Don’t give them monetary freedom

Child’s financial responsibility is a crucial part of parents. But also teach them to save money and spend money responsibly. Start entrusting them with a small amounts of money from a younger age.

Source: Toptenz

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