| Parenting is certainly not easy. It is hard work | | | | need to write some things down ourselves to |
| that many people are not prepared for requiring | | | | remember so we do not forget. Often times |
| responsibility, commitment, and selflessness. It is | | | | parents fly off the handle when a child's |
| probably the most important job on earth and not | | | | misbehavior pushes our buttons. |
| everyone is qualified. | | | | Is respect really all that important? |
| Parenting involves many different features that | | | | Respect is the foundation of parenting. Those |
| work individually and yet also work balanced | | | | parents who early on in their child's life punish acts |
| together to influence a child's personality. It is a | | | | of disrespect are far more likely to have to deal |
| constant process of raising someone, educating | | | | with things, such as temper tantrums, later in |
| and influencing them, from birth until they reach | | | | time. |
| adulthood. | | | | Children learn a lot more from you than you think. |
| There is I think no exact right way or wrong way | | | | They are like tiny recorders recording things you |
| to raise your children, but one of the most | | | | easily forget or don't even think you have said or |
| important things you can do is give your children a | | | | done. You must be on your toes at all time |
| good example in yourself to follow. | | | | around your children. |
| And what about Misbehavior? | | | | As respect is the foundation of parenting, discipline |
| Misbehavior is one of the most important signals | | | | is the foundation of respect. |
| to you as a parent that your children feel that | | | | Discipline is hard and painful, but children love and |
| important needs of theirs are not being taken | | | | respect the parents who apply it correctly. When |
| care of, or met. It is very easy to forget this | | | | disciplining a child try to remember not to go |
| when a parent is just focusing on correcting | | | | overboard. At all times your child should feel |
| behavior problems throughout the day. | | | | respected,safe and cared about when with you. |
| Try focusing on other things, such as their | | | | Qualities your kids will emulate and respect are |
| brilliance, changing your parenting role from | | | | compassion, confidence, kindness, and |
| warden to a coach that they respect. | | | | independence to name a few. As a parent, |
| Many parents seem to have two different ways | | | | always remember to treat your child as you |
| of trying to control a child's misbehavior: They are | | | | would want to be treated. |
| completely embarrassed when misconduct | | | | Parenting is never an easy job, but you can take |
| happens in a public place, but when the same | | | | a different outlook and see it as an adventure |
| behavior happens at home they seem to just | | | | and never a dull moment. You really can enjoy |
| ignore it. | | | | your children and be proud of their |
| As role models we need to instill a clear set of | | | | accomplishments. |
| boundaries and limits that are constant so not to | | | | Parenting is not just about children, it's also about |
| have a hazy set of rules. We also are parents | | | | parents. |