| Unrealistic parental expectations when toddler | | | | to hit a huge wall he cannot overcome and become |
| parenting could be stressful to a child. If you, as a | | | | discouraged. Some kids also suffer from |
| parent, feel that your child has any limitations that | | | | overconfidence when parents provide too much |
| prevent him or her from fulfilling certain expectations, | | | | encouragement that it ends up being spoon-feeding |
| basic parenting law would tell us not to go, "You can | | | | instead. Parents are encouraged to explain the odds |
| do it." Your kid is headed towards, with some certainty, | | | | and make the project so much fun that it is the effort |
| a whole world of disappointment. It's just like saying | | | | that counts. |
| "You won't feel any pain" when an injection really hurts. | | | | Most of these remain in your head, drilled down to you |
| You lose credibility with your child if you treat them as | | | | by your parents. It's about time you got out of that |
| fools. | | | | mentality and change yourself with the knowledge |
| Other negative family practices often highlighted at | | | | available at parenting websites out there and by |
| parenting workshops are: permissiveness (which | | | | consciously creating an encouraging environment at |
| makes a child selfish and disregards others' rights), | | | | home. |
| inconsistent discipline (results in feeling that life is unfair) | | | | "Poor thing," is a common phrase mothers often say |
| and denial of feelings. A person who is not in touch | | | | to their kids after a slight fall. Sometimes, parents even |
| with his or her own feelings can never understand | | | | go to such lengths as to buy little toys or sweets to |
| how others feel. This is in grave violation of parenting | | | | get their kids to stop crying. Here's a parent advice - |
| laws. | | | | don't do this. It's stupid. Unnecessary pity does not train |
| Sometimes, when it comes to parenting young children, | | | | your kid to accept setbacks. Worse still, instead of |
| parents have a duty to help your children set realistic | | | | helping your child build up confidence, it encourages |
| goals. Use the proper parenting skills needed. Your child | | | | them to seek constant comforting when something |
| will develop at fast pace overall if he is met with | | | | bad happens. |
| slowly escalating challenges one at a time, rather than | | | | |