Practical parenting is the most scientific way that brings about all round development of a kid. This technique of parenting cites a logical and realistic approach. Kids are not thrust in an atmosphere of unattainable goals, high expectations of parents or too indulgent situations that make them fail to demarcate between what is wrong and what is right. Have a look at several such tidbits on practical parenting of kids.
Encourage bedtime reading habit
Reading is a healthy habit that will impart knowledge in your kid. Kids wish to break their sleep time rules. Therefore, prioritize on this habit and encourage them for bedtime reading. Regular practice of reading will gradually become a habit for your kid. Start from easy to read short stories and slowly encourage kids to grab books that serve as knowledge banks.
Make them eat healthy food
Do not expect that kids will listen to you and start eating healthy food at once. They are always attracted to junkies and snacks. It is not practical to force them to eat healthy food. A wise alternative is to make delicious health food for them. Whenever they feel hungry, serve them such food and engulf them in an interesting chat session. Engrossed in conversation, the kid will eat such health food without showing tantrums. After a full stomach meal, serve them fast food and confectionery of their choice. You can be assured that they will have very little hunger left to gulp a huge amount of such food.
Encourage them to talk
Forcing and threatening them to talk will be an illogical approach. The practical way is to create interactive sessions for your kid that will prompt him or her to chat. In case they are toddlers, they will pick up the skill of talking earlier than others of the similar age. But in case of teens, they will feel a sense of attachment with you and will confide in you in a friendly manner.
Be a patient listener
Instead of being the active participant in every discussion that you have with your kid, it is practical to play a passive role too. Kids have a lot to convey to their parents. So, parents must welcome this effort. You can even discover what is hidden inside your kid’s mind. This will help you to guide him or her whenever needed. This is a boon for parents with teen kids, as it will prevent them from going astray or mixing up with improper association.
Help your kid gain confidence
Parents play a vital role in boosting up the confidence of kids. As a parent, you must go about it right from the stage when the kid is a toddler. The best way to do it is to encourage your kid for a role play. Kids are minute watchers and love imitating. So, it will be fun for your kid too to imitate people whom he or she comes across every day. They can be teacher, physical instructor, doctor, anybody. Enacting them correctly and getting applauded will increase their confidence.
Be your kid’s role model
The most practical approach to imbibe healthy attitude towards life is to follow them yourself too. The friendliest of parents become role models of the offspring too. If you are quick to anger and use abusive languages when angry, your kid will do the same too. Similarly, having a healthy lifestyle will have a positive influence on your kid. Therefore, have a check on what you do, if you wish to impart good moral values in your kid.
Understand the nature of your relationship
There is no general guideline for successful parenting. You will never be successful in parenting if you fail to analyze the status of relationship you have with your kid. So, the practical approach is to understand what things you share in common, what is the nature of your relationship and what are the things that you consider to be implemented in order to improve it.
Try to read your child’s behavior
There are many things that are revealed without talking. Successful parents are those who understand what is going on in the mind of their offspring by analyzing their behavior. The practical approach in this regard is expected. If you see that your kid is gloomy, do not be indifferent. Talk to him or her and try to understand the fix he or she has been going through. A light and friendly discussion can help your kid overcome stress and depression.
Mind your verbal message
Kids are extremely sensitive. There are occasions when parents get angry and abuse their kids. Being parents, you have the right to guide your kids and take to task, if your kids act disobediently. But losing your control over verbal expression and abusing your kid or uttering words that pinch can be detrimental. Kids, especially teens are extremely sentimental. Even if you burp words that you never mean from your heart, kids can become sentimental. This can widen your gap with your kids and make them depressed and frustrated. For an instance, when you keep on uttering things like ‘You are worthless’, ‘You cannot do it at all’, ‘I repent being your father’ etc. children take them by heart and suffer. Therefore, mind your verbal message and do not create a negative image of yourself.
Do not fight in front of kids
The last golden rule for successful and practical parenting is that you should never fight with your spouse in front of your kids. You might have your own marital issues. But work on them in the absence of your kids. Kids grow frustrated when they live in an atmosphere where parents fight frequently. What is more surprising to know is that you might get your marital problems resolved after a bitter fight but the kids will have an permanent impression that their parents are not happy living with each other. Consequently, kids suffer from insecurity and psychological setback.
