Guide to Modern Day Parenting - The Golden Rules
Thirukkural by Tiruvalli ( a Tamil poet/writer) was written more than 5000 yrs ago.
It's one of the most ancient sciences on Human behavior. Surprisingly the fundamentals and principles on child psychology and parenting haven’t changed much since then in-spite of advances made in both education & technology!
Check out these Golden Rules Of Parenting -
1. If your child lies to you often, it is because you over-react too harshly to their inappropriate behavior. 2. If your child is not taught to confide in you about their mistakes, you've lost them. 3. If your child had poor self-esteem, it is because you advice them more than you encourage them. 4. If your child does not stand up for themselves, it is because from a young age you have disciplined them regularly in public. 5. If your child takes things that do not belong to them, it is because when you buy them things, you don't let them chose what they want. 6. If your child is cowardly, it is because you help them too quickly. 7. If your child does not respect other people's feelings, it is because instead of speaking to your child, you order and command them. 8. If your child is too quick to anger, it is because you give too much attention to misbehaviour and you give little attention to good behaviour. 9. If your child is excessively jealous, it is because you only congratulate when they successfully complete something, not when they don't even if there is an improvement. 10. If your child intentionally disturbs you, it is because you are not physically affectionate enough. 11. If your child is openly defied, it is because you openly threaten to do something but don't follow through. 12. If your child is secretive, it is because they don't trust that you won't blow things out of proportion. 13. If your child talks back to you, it is because they watch you do it to others and think its normal behavior. 14. If your child doesn't listen to you but listens to others, it is because you are too quick to make decisions. 15. If your child rebels it is because they know you care more about what others think than what is right or wrong.
Change starts at home. Try a few if not all and see the changes in your relation with your kids.
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