LESSON: TWENTY EIGHT
Qualities of responsible parenthood:
1. Marriage should be done at the right age as right age at marriage helps to start a new life and new family in a right time.
2. The size of a family should be decided by both parents together.
3. Being responsible parents also refers to becoming parents at the right age where both of them are physically and mentally mature to start a family.
4. Proper spacing between the births of children is also necessary for health of a mother and child. This also assures that every child receives the attention and care they deserve.
6. What you do matters
? This is one of the most important principles
? Children learn from the parents
? They see, observe, imitate and adapt the behavior of the parents
? One needs to act the same way that they want their children to be
7. You cannot be too loving
? Everybody loves their child
? But the love of parents should never spoil them
? In fact it's the things like leniency, material possession that spoils them
? Parents need to be careful on that matters
8. Be involved in your child's life
? It is necessary for parents to be involved in child's life in both physical way and mental way
? Parents needs to talk to them and also listen them carefully
? Patents should manage to provide at least 15 minutes of undivided attention towards children every day.
9. Adapt your parenting to fit your child
? Parents needs to keep the track and pace with the child's development
? Parents need to understand the children milestone as per the age
10. Establish and set rules
? Parent need to maintain and regulate the child's behavior.
? Strict actions and punishment may also be required.
? Parents can set up the rules and make children follow them.
? Rules can simply vary from table rules to curfew rules.
11. Foster your child's independence
? A responsible parent needs to teach their children self-control and encourage independence.
? Parents should teach them to make responsible decisions and shouldn't frequently intervene in their choices.
12. Be consistent
? Consistency is the key to disciplines.
? Rules for children shouldn't change from day to day. This makes the children confuse.
? Before that, the parents need to make sure that the rules made are logical and based on valid reason and are not just imposition of power.
13. Avoid harsh discipline
? Parents should never adopt the harsh way.
? They should never hit a child, under any circumstances.
? This has negative impacts on child.
? Punishment should be mild and used carefully.
14. Explain your rules and decisions
? Good parents have clear expectations
? They communicate this to their children in clear way and explain them as per their age.
15. Treat your child with respect
? Children should be treated with equal respect.
? Their views, opinions should be listened and valued.
? Speak politely.
? Treat him kindly.
? This is the best way to teach them how to treat and respect others.
Necessities of Responsible parenthood:
a) Maintain healthy family size
? Responsible parenting is concerned with the maintaining the desired size of family, maintaining the spacing and having desired family size
? The decision is made based on the health status, social and economic concerns
? This will further help parents in responsibly handling the situation in the future and also prepares them to face challenge
b) Support
? Children require the support of the parents
? Responsible parenting will help in building the supportive relation between children and parents
? Parents would be able to support their children in every steps of their life
c) Morality
? Children learns from the parents
? They become what their parents are
? Responsible parenting is necessary to teach children the right behavior, culture the healthy habits and morals and also to guide in right direction throughout.
d) Others
? Encouraging independent thought. It is duty of parents for better controlling over the children.
? Responsible parenting is also necessary to avoid the financial burden and stay prepared.
