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Useful Tips
Useful Tips
Here are our "Top Ten" Positive Parenting Tips.
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* Acknowledge how your children feel - put yourself in their shoes
* Build confidence and self-esteem - a little praise every day
* Praise the positive – ‘catch’ good behaviour
* Give them responsibility and encouragement
* Listen to your children – ‘hear’ what they have to say
* Give them TIME - your time, their time, together time
* Develop open communication, help them to talk with you
* Connect with your children – enjoy doing things together
* Be assertive and be a good role model
* Look after yourself – so you are better able to look after them
Enjoy your family and have fun!
"a child needs four hugs a day to survive and sixteen to grow"
Tip of the Week
Ideas provided by parents which have proved to work for them
‘My two just seem to continually fight and argue over toys, and even over who has a cuddle with me! I know that this is supposed to be quite normal for siblings, but as they get older it seems to be getting worse. My mum always said “treat your children equally, but not the same” and I do try not to compare them or to show favouritism. I wondered whether it may be that they want attention, or that I never have time to play with them individually. So I have tried very consciously to give them each some time to play and to talk with me. I’ve also tried to consciously praise them and encourage them when I see them playing well together instead of just ignoring them. Although it is early days, it looks as though this is having a positive result and there are less squabbles.’