Wholehearted Parents
Where great parents go for hope, advice, and inspiration!!!
Where great parents go for hope, advice, and inspiration!!!
Wholehearted Parents
Where great parents go for hope, advice, and inspiration!!!
Where great parents go for hope, advice, and inspiration!!!
Parenting a Child:
Above All Create a Secure Bond With Your Kids
By Pam Golden
Your little one, whether one-day-old, or on the way to college, not only needs to feel loved, but needs to know you will be there to guide, commiserate, congratulate, and just be available.
Children who have a Secure Bond with at least one parent, do better in almost every area of life. They are also more likely to discuss important problems with you and follow your guidance.
Today's hectic, busy world makes creating that Secure Bond difficult. Yet today's fast pace makes it more critical than ever that your child knows he/she has a safe place to land.
Here are seven ways to create a Secure Bond with your child, no matter what age:
1. Express appreciation and admiration: Can you feel close and safe with someone who doesn't respect you? Not likely. Although a parent doesn't usually think in terms of "respecting" their child, it is essential to find those things you admire and appreciate about your kids and let them know specifically what they are.
2. Guide, instead of judge: Don't you just want to run away from judgmental comments as fast as you can? Your kids do too. However, non-judgmental suggestions are usually welcomed.
3. Laugh together: The most direct line to bonding is laughter. It cures a host of ills. Find ways to laugh together, especially when there has been tension.
4. Have regular family fun night: This can take some doing if you haven't spent evenings together. To bridge the gap, include your child in planning.
5. Teach your child skills for doing well in life: Taking the time to teach your child how work through problems and make wise decisions can give you peace of mind. It will also give your son or daughter critical skills for life long success that they will always thank you for.
6. Cheer and Congratulate: Most parents know they need to be there for their kids when the going gets rough. But what about during the good times? Acknowledging and celebrating your kids successes, big and little, can be even more powerful for building a positive and rewarding relationship.
7. Listen without interrupting and reflect back what you hear: This can be the toughest cookie for parents. You most likely know more than your son or daughter, making it difficult to keep quiet and listen while they chatter away. Yet if your child feels fully heard and understood, it will do more to create a trusting, close relationship than just about anything else.
Because Positive Parenting Habits are so powerful, I've put together a Free E-Course that will take you through the steps to building any Positive Parenting Habit you want.
For your Free e-course, please go to: http://www.positiveparentinghabits.com
Above All Create a Secure Bond With Your Kids
By Pam Golden
Your little one, whether one-day-old, or on the way to college, not only needs to feel loved, but needs to know you will be there to guide, commiserate, congratulate, and just be available.
Children who have a Secure Bond with at least one parent, do better in almost every area of life. They are also more likely to discuss important problems with you and follow your guidance.
Today's hectic, busy world makes creating that Secure Bond difficult. Yet today's fast pace makes it more critical than ever that your child knows he/she has a safe place to land.
Here are seven ways to create a Secure Bond with your child, no matter what age:
1. Express appreciation and admiration: Can you feel close and safe with someone who doesn't respect you? Not likely. Although a parent doesn't usually think in terms of "respecting" their child, it is essential to find those things you admire and appreciate about your kids and let them know specifically what they are.
2. Guide, instead of judge: Don't you just want to run away from judgmental comments as fast as you can? Your kids do too. However, non-judgmental suggestions are usually welcomed.
3. Laugh together: The most direct line to bonding is laughter. It cures a host of ills. Find ways to laugh together, especially when there has been tension.
4. Have regular family fun night: This can take some doing if you haven't spent evenings together. To bridge the gap, include your child in planning.
5. Teach your child skills for doing well in life: Taking the time to teach your child how work through problems and make wise decisions can give you peace of mind. It will also give your son or daughter critical skills for life long success that they will always thank you for.
6. Cheer and Congratulate: Most parents know they need to be there for their kids when the going gets rough. But what about during the good times? Acknowledging and celebrating your kids successes, big and little, can be even more powerful for building a positive and rewarding relationship.
7. Listen without interrupting and reflect back what you hear: This can be the toughest cookie for parents. You most likely know more than your son or daughter, making it difficult to keep quiet and listen while they chatter away. Yet if your child feels fully heard and understood, it will do more to create a trusting, close relationship than just about anything else.
Because Positive Parenting Habits are so powerful, I've put together a Free E-Course that will take you through the steps to building any Positive Parenting Habit you want.
For your Free e-course, please go to: http://www.positiveparentinghabits.com