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5 Tips for Successful Parenting

by Chris Thompson

Being a parent is one of the most challenging tasks of your life and successful parenting involves a fundamental desire to learn and improve your parenting skills. This is especially true when it comes to child discipline. While children are adorable to play with, teaching them right from wrong, and good from bad, can be tough.

Parents often struggle the most with children who are around two or three years old. This stage of the terrible twos or threes is right between learning to walk and talk (the basics), and learning to use logic (more complex). The child also wants to be more independent.

As parents, we usually end up in a power struggle because we are worried the child will get hurt, or break something, or make a mess, etc. Successful parenting involves knowing when to get into a power struggle, and when to walk away from one because it just isn’t worth the fight.

“Power struggle” may sound harsh, but this is what exactly happens when you try to dress your child and they just scream “No! No!” What’s bad about this is that nobody wins, and both parties can end up hating each other.

Believe it or not, there is a way to raise a child without being too stressed about it. Your two-year-old kid can be your friend if you follow these tips for successful parenting.

Give Your Child Space

No individual wants to be controlled. It’s true for children also. This is one of the first things a parent needs to understand in raising a responsible, happy child. Every person wants to have a “say” over himself, and that’s something we all need to respect. Giving your child the freedom to decide on what shirt or shoes he wants to wear is a very good step in showing that you respect his decision.

Now, there is a fine line between giving space and giving him the freedom to do anything that he pleases. As a parent, you are responsible for raising your child and helping guide him to make good choices. But you need to do it in such a way that you don’t violate his self-being. If you don’t like his choice of leaving his toys around, explain the natural consequences of it and stick to it.

Compliment Your Child

Compliments can boost self-confidence, and this is probably something you’d like for your child, right? How much confidence a person has often determines if they will be successful in life, especially when it comes to managing a career.

When you give compliments, always make sure that it is genuine. Compliments need to be earned, and this is something that your child needs to understand. Otherwise, they may incorrectly learn that they’ll get a compliment form you without earning it. And this belief could extend to other people your child interacts with down the road.

The important thing to remember here is to compliment your child whenever you see that he has exerted effort on what he’s doing, and not just praise him for something simple. If your child succeeds at something simple like putting away some toys, say “thanks” instead of complimenting it. Make it at least slightly challenging to earn the compliment!

Spend Quality Time With Your Kids

Life is busy, no doubt. But no matter what, you need to make time for your kids. Too many parents fail to do this and not only do they feel guilty later, but the kids take notice and it affects their behavior.

Make no mistake that no matter how busy you feel your life is, you are CHOOSING to either spend your time with your kids or somewhere else. Choose the right balance. Avoid the regret that you’ll surely feel otherwise.

Spending time with your kids also allows you to understand their motivations and likes or dislikes. This will help you when it comes to discipline later.

Positive Communication

Some parents only tend to have “serious conversations” with their kids when they misbehave. The focus of the conversation is around what parents what their kids to NOT do.

Let’s not forget that kids also grow and benefit from hearing what you appreciate about them. And speaking in positive terms really helps here. Even if you are trying to correct poor behavior, it’s more effective to tell your child what you DO want rather than what you don’t want.

Also, remember to talk with your child rather than at your child. Listen to your child’s opinion and feelings. Ask good questions when something is unclear. You’ll be surprised how smart your kid actually is, and you’ll learn something you didn’t already know.

Talking with your child also fosters a feeling of love.

Learn From Your Mistakes

We all want to be the perfect parent, but there’s just no such thing. In order to be a successful parent, we need to learn from our own mistakes. Mistakes are how we learn, and if we don’t make mistakes we are not learning. But if we make mistakes without acknowledging them, we also fail to learn.

If you are trying to develop a certain behavior in a child and are not having success, try something else. Don’t keep trying to get your result with the same (failing) method. Adapt. Think about how your child is motivated and try something new. Otherwise you’ll not only fail to accomplish the change that you are after, but you’ll strain your relationship with your child.

Above all, successful parenting is achieved when a loving and caring parent is able to observe what is working, and modify what is not working.
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About The Author:
Chris Thompson is the creator of “Talking to Toddlers”, an audio course for parents. He teaches parents how to overcome the normal problems that every Mom and Dad faces with kids by learning better communication skills.

Make sure you visit Talking to Toddlers here.

Get Off "Diaper Dependence" Before It Is Too Late

From the Desk of Dr. Wayne Jensen (PhD (Med))

A personal note about potty training your toddler

6 Reasons Why Your Child Must Get Off "Diaper Dependence" Before It Is Too Late

	Health Issues: Have you ever heard of a condition termed retentive encopresis? It is associated with unresolved constipation issues, and can become apparent from the age of 3-4 years plus. Retentive encopresis is also commonly known as uncontrolled pant soiling. This condition results in the stretching (and sometimes tearing) of the lower intestines from enlarged, hardened stools, to the extent that your child will no longer have the urge to defecate. This can be problematic and very humiliating for your child as he/she grows older, requiring medical intervention and in some cases having to re-learn how to recognize the need to eliminate. Retentive encopresis can result in conditions such as mega colon, anal fissures and bladder infections. Delay potty and bowel training for too long, and you will increase the likelihood of your child ending up with this nasty condition. But it can be avoided in the majority of cases!
	Psychological Issues: I am sure you can imagine the embarrassment and humiliation your child will feel if they are the only one at kinder or starting school, and having kids laugh at them for still wearing diapers!
	Cost to You: You will be costing yourself thousands of dollars in disposable diapers (and feeding the negligent multinational diaper companies) and perpetuating the acceptance of delayed potty training in the community. Delaying the potty training of your child by 12 months will cost you around $1500 to $2000 in disposable diapers, wipes and cream!
	Your Time: Every extra day that your child is not potty trained, you will be required to change around 3-4 diapers, when your child could be taking care of themself.
	Trainability: The later you leave it to train your child, the more persuasion you have to go through to have your child accept going without their lifetime security of diapers.
	Cost to the Environment: Disposable diapers are one of the greatest contributors to the waste landfill issues we face today.

But my real message to you is not about the complications associated with diaper dependence.

Now Just Imagine that you …

Solve The Potty Training And Your Toddler Is Diaper Free Forever!

.... The frustrations and pains of potty training will be forgotten. What’s more, you will not have to deal with your child’s mind games over potty training. You will not have to change another single diaper again, or deal with the cleaning of soiled pants and floors! Instead, you will regain your valuable time and money on the cost of diapers you will never have to purchase again! And when your child is potty trained, he/she will be beaming with their sense of pride and accomplishment.