Child Care
Listen
When you take the time to listen to your
child, you make him feel important and let him know you have interest in
his thoughts and feelings. Even infants and
toddlers communicate, if you take the time to listen and pay attention
to their attempts at communicating, advises Laurissa. Responding to
nonverbal communication will help your child express himself verbally,
recommends Be sure to make time to talk with your
child, even as he ages into his pre-teen years and older. When talking
with him, give him your full attention, avoid interrupting him and give
him nonverbal encouragement, such as leaning toward him, occasionally
saying "uh-huh" or smiling when appropriate.
Setting Limits
If your child misbehaves, do not tell
her she was bad. Instead, tell her what she did was wrong and explain a
more appropriate behavior. Make clear and consistent rules. This means
that the consequence for breaking a rule should be the same each time it
is broken. Therefore, parents, baby-sitters and any other family member
should use the same rules for your child. Common discipline areas as a
child ages include lying, steeling and cheating, states
If you find your child lying, steeling or cheating, you need to talk
with them to find out exactly why they behaved the way they did,
emphasize family rules, figure out a way to reward them when they behave
properly and set a good example.talking to
your child's school counselor or pediatrician, if his lying, stealing or
cheating gets out of control.
Time
Spend plenty of time with your child. children often misbehave when they need
attention. Spend time with your child by reading together, playing
together, walking
together or doing chores together. Mrs. Lock advises that when a parent
spends a lot of quality time with their child, a stronger bond builds
between a child and the parent, making disciplining and communicating
easier.
Praise
Your child needs to know how proud he
makes you. Each time he learns something new, behaves well or conquers a
challenge tell him how proud you feel, You
help build your child's self-esteem when you praise his achievements,
good decisions and positive attitude.
