| Parenting is no easy task, ask any one who has raised | | | | 2) Do not use abusive language in front of them or |
| a couple of kids and they will raise both their hands in | | | | towards them. |
| acceptance. It is not for the faint hearted, especially in | | | | 3) The way in which you deal with yourself and other |
| this day and age of television and advertising. | | | | people is also important. If you maintain a calm |
| Nevertheless, it can be a very rewarding and loving | | | | presence of mind and deal with situations in an |
| experience, if it is done intelligently and with care. | | | | appropriate manner, befitting an adult, they will surely |
| Parents must closely observe their child’s | | | | grow up to be mature and balanced individuals. |
| personality and nature, assisting them in overcoming | | | | 4) Understand your child’s unique nature. Try and |
| their weaknesses and building upon their strengths. | | | | support them in the growing up process. Do not |
| Choosing the correct system of education for your | | | | enforce your ideas upon them, although sometimes it is |
| child is very important as it will determine, to a large | | | | necessary, usually it has the opposite effect. Instead |
| extent, how their future is molded. There are many | | | | try and explain to them your understanding and guide |
| books in the market which assist in this process, and | | | | them in reaching their own conclusions, helping them |
| one can refer to them for guidance. | | | | discriminate right from wrong. |
| Parent’s must understand that they are in the best | | | | Children have their own dreams, and it is the duty of |
| position to guide and nurture their child, as there is a | | | | the parents to help them achieve them. As you watch |
| very special bond between parents and their children. | | | | your child succeed in life, be it in school or college, later |
| A large portion of their’ lives are spent together, | | | | in their work lives and careers, you will be overcome |
| creating a strong bond. In order for your child to grow | | | | with feelings of love and satisfaction.. |
| up to be a content and fulfilled individual, it is important | | | | When your child is a new-born baby, you will have to |
| for parents to follow a few guidelines. The following | | | | deal with many things you have never dealt with |
| are a few: | | | | before. Changing nappies, feeding the child and waking |
| 1) Observe your behaviour towards your child. Children | | | | up in the middle of the night to comfort them are just a |
| tend to copy their parents’ behaviourial patterns. If | | | | few of the exciting things awaiting expecting mothers |
| you are a highly optimistic, positive person, they will | | | | and their beloved husbands. |
| most likely grow up to be the same. | | | | |