Good parenting requires a little strategic thinking
By Judi Light Hopson, Emma H. Hopson and Ted Hagen
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
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If you're married with children or you're a single parent, it's important to learn good parenting techniques.
Failure to practice good parenting skills will only add a lot of pressure to your household.
Kids will act out any tensions in the family by arguing and making life difficult for everyone around them.
For example, did you know that a teenage girl is more likely to become overly involved with boys if her dad is gone from home too much?
Here are a few rules to remember:
In order to help your children adjust to life and not feel overly stressed, do show them the ropes for living. Make sure they have enough responsibility, but teach them to feel good about themselves even when life isn't perfect.
Children also need to develop healthy rituals, along with good habits, so they will feel emotionally grounded. If you can make the rituals simple and fun, your chances of creating family harmony will be much better.
The following practices can help anyone become a better parent:
While you might not send your child to Harvard, you can still offer him or her great quality of life through love and affection.
