Good parenting ??

“Good or Efficient Parenting” is a word which is the most talked about these days in many family gatherings. People also try and pass judgments on others if they are good parents or not. But the truth is there is no yard stick to measure the goodness of parenting as such. As we know every child is different and so is his/her parent. Every parent has his/her own way to handle their own child. So when we say Good parenting it doesn’t have rules and regulations, it just has some suggestions which can be maneuvered according to the child’s thought process.

One such suggestion is don’t ever impose rules on a your child, just put in suggestions in front of them which will make them think, rather than to rebel. A rule will make them search ways and means to break it, where as a suggestion will make them think pros and cons of any issue. By doing this you are giving them a weapon called proper thinking which will be helpful throughout their life. Parents say that “a child cant think right at a young age hence these rules” But this will make the child dependent on parents for ever in their life. So start this from a very young age for Eg: like buying a toy, tell him/her what is good and what is bad in buying it and leave the decision to them and see…

Do remember that you need to give them chances too. As they are young they are bound to make mistakes and take wrong decisions some times, and its perfectly ok. Let them learn from their mistakes and soon you will be able to see that the number of mistakes they do goes down gradually. Is it not better to have a thinking child than creating a rebellious one?? Think about it…

- Bhavana