| Do you and your child enjoy each other's | | | | When introducing playful parenting in |
| company? If you are one of those parents | | | | the home, you should not forget to lay |
| who get along well with their children, | | | | down the rules first. Just because you |
| then you are on the right track. | | | | want to establish a carefree atmosphere |
| According to experts, playful parenting | | | | in the home doesn't mean that you and |
| is one of the best ways to keep a good | | | | your kids will not have any rules to |
| open relationship with your children. | | | | live by. Since playful parenting relies |
| When both you and your children are able | | | | so much on the harmony and balance in |
| to relax and have fun together, there | | | | the home, rules are very important. |
| are lesser chances of friction and | | | | However, when setting the rules, you |
| stress in the home. | | | | should not let your children feel that |
| Studies show that playful parenting | | | | you are setting some hard and fast rules |
| gives a relaxed and carefree atmosphere | | | | but rather something that all of you |
| in the home. Such an atmosphere is very | | | | should be do to keep the harmony in the |
| important in shaping the character of | | | | home. |
| the child. Where the child is carefree, | | | | Setting the rules with your children |
| he or she becomes more confident and | | | | should be a participatory process. If |
| even-tempered. Children coming from | | | | your kids are still very young, |
| happy homes are usually more sociable | | | | establish your rules through examples. |
| and can relate to their peers easily. | | | | Verbal instructions are usually lost on |
| Playful parenting takes out the stress | | | | very young kids so your better teach |
| in the home. Since the child is less | | | | them through actions. Very young kids |
| exposed to stress, he or she is less | | | | love to imitate the things that they see |
| likely to develop illnesses that are | | | | or hear so it would not be much trouble |
| commonly associated with stress. On the | | | | to show them through actions as to how |
| other hand, because the parents also | | | | things should be in the home. When your |
| enjoy the company of their children, the | | | | kids grow older, they will easy adapt to |
| parents will also benefit a lot if they | | | | the rules in the house. As long as kids |
| employ playful parenting to raise their | | | | do not feel that they are forced to so |
| children. | | | | some things around the house, they |
| Introducing Playful Parenting in the | | | | usually cooperate. |
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