Purpose Of Parenting
Parenting is a wonderful opportunity. It can be difficult, tiring and sometimes frustrating too. Every child is unique. They have unique strengths and vulnerabilities. Parents need to be able to understand their child and help them become caring, responsible, respectful and self-reliant adults. This is an important responsibility for every parent.
Like children, each parent and family is different. Adapted parenting styles may differ. If you’re like me, you might prefer to apply the tenets of psychology. If you’re like my friend Shabana, you may prefer to go religious. Few may choose to mix different styles.
The hard truth of parenting is that we may never be 100% successful, because some children will respond to certain styles and some will not. However, the great news is that if you are cautious enough, you can learn and adapt.
There is another fundamental principle that drives parenting success. Regardless of parenting styles or techniques, what always works is “the power of love”. We have to show love for our children, no matter what.
Everything else will take care of itself.
Benefits Of Bonding
I don’t know whether you’ve seen or not that children today are a lot smarter than we were at their age. Sometimes we seek their advice on how to operate the new smartphone. But they are not yet equipped with the gentler aspects of life. That’s where relationships come into play. As a parent, you need to find and invest good time with them everyday. Some of the great benefits you reap over time include:
- Teaching values
- Create good memories, when we are no longer around, they will cherish them.
- Building a solid relationship, an emotional cushion, helps build resiliency.
- Pass along knowledge, ethics, values.
- Mutual affection and support.
- Ultimately, as a parent, you are pleased to have done your best.
Investing your time, energy and help them build their life and personality.
15 Simple Ways To Bond With Your Child
You will find opportunities to connect with your child day in and day out. Here are just a couple of simple examples I’ve seen over the years. You may add to this list.
- Listening attentively
- Cook something delicious together.
- Painting together
- Movie time
- Playing board games or outbound games
- Learn a common skill such as painting, singing, dancing, swimming.
- Appreciating their strengths.
- Dancing insanely together like no one’s watching.
- Assist them in their education.
- Teach them certain skills (which you know how to do)
- Special date (mother-daughter date, mother-son date, father-daughter date, father-son date) You could plan a special moment together, whether it’s lunch, shopping or any other thing you love.
- Casual daily conversations preferably during lunchtime.
- Celebration Special occasions such as birthdays, festivities, small triumphs.
- To sing a song, to learn a song together.
- Walk or go for a stroll together.
Summary
If you are vigilant, you can make your daily life an enriching experience with your child. You don’t have to spend a lot of time together to make that impact. One special moment is all you need to feel loved. All you need is YOU.
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I’ll see you over there.
