How To Be The 'Cool Parents' Without Giving In
Mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, cousins and best friends has an idea about how you should be a parent. While advice from other parents can be useful, it's a lot easier to digest when you're not being commanded to act! Read below for some advice from parents who've been there, but are not telling you what to do.
A great tip for any parent is to demonstrate consistency and follow-through in all interactions with children. Parents who continually issue the same commands and potential consequences and fail to see them through will likely end up with children who are unwilling to listen or behave. Standing by your statements will teach kids to pay attention and regularly do what you ask of them.
If you are the parent of a teen, of course you want to keep them from harm; but some battles are more worth fighting than others. If they want to have orange hair or their room isn't as pristine as you would hope, those are battles to let go, because they don't matter. Now hanging out with a bad crowd is a fight to pursue.
Parenting your children takes much time and energy. Remember that it is okay to give yourself a break and recharge your own batteries. By giving yourself some down time, you will be more fully available and alert when you are with your children. They are sure to appreciate the difference in you.
Here's a cool tip for parents of twin babies: Paint your baby twins' toenails to help tell them apart. As infants, even fraternal twins can look so alike that it can be impossible to know who is who, especially when you are sleep deprived. Assign a color of nail polish to each child and paint just one toenail of each to keep straight who is who!
You should take the advice above and merge it all into a parenting encyclopedia in your mind. It's great to look at situations others have dealt with to see what you can learn from them. It will make you a much better parent just for caring enough to want to learn!
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