“HELP, I can not control my child!”
Do you find yourself shouting this from the top of your lungs or even whispering it quietly to yourself?
Many parents quickly make the mistake of removing themselves from the responsibility of being a parent to becoming a close friend.
The response? “A carefree child”
You can not be a part time parent and expect for your child(ren) to come up knowing what to do, how to act and right from wrong on their own. They look to you for guidance, support and even discipline.
“Time Out” in a corner.
“Sit on your hands” until mommy calls you.
“Go to your room” until you learn how to control yourself.
These are only a FEW stand offish forms of discipline that MIGHT work for a small percentage but the books that you read, are not meant to raise every child.
“If you run from your children NOW, you set them up to run from the police later”
Regardless your upbringing, at some point you learned enough to know better. If you already had it rough, why are you allowing the same for your child?
Keep in mind that you need to support wise decisions. If you and the other parent are not together, though you share responsibilities in raising the child(ren), be sure to support their NO!
Our young ones are clever enough to play one parent against the next if they see how easy it is to get away with it. If the Father says, “No” and the Mother says “Yes” (or the opposite) this is the first lesson in deception and YOU are the fool for allowing it to take place.
Do not allow the children to raise YOU! This only means……
For more, ask Daym