"Pick and Choose the Silver Tips that Work for You" These are parenting tips to help build a healthy relationship with your child. It's not absolutely essential to use all of them, but it wouldn't hurt. In the “Heat of the Moment”, Give Yourself a Time-out. If things are tense and there is a lot of anger in the air, nothing will get accomplished and nothing will get solved. You, as the adult, has to take a deep breath, be willing to walk away while everyone calms down, and then approach the situation again when it is manageable. Talk to your child like a real person. Even babies don’t NEED baby talk. Baby talk is fun and playful and should be used as exactly that. In the first year of life, play with your baby. Cuddle them, coo with them and talk baby talk…when you’re playing with them. But also make sure there are times you talk to your baby in your normal voice. Allow the child times when they can show independence. You don't always want your child to hear "No, don't do that", "You can't have that" and "Stop that". You want to find times when they are allowed to make decisions and show their independence. Just make sure these are times when their decision making won't cause harm to anyone. Get excited when your child walks into a room. Acknowledge your child as an individual. Don't get caught up in an everyday routine where you just take your child for granted. Everytime they walk into the room, your eyes should light up, you should get a smile on your face and you should stop what you're doing and acknowledge their presence. Teach Manners. For kids to have manners is a lost art that should be found again. It shouldn't matter who you are, how old you are, how much money your make or where you're from. Everyone should use their manners. Let your child know the schedule for the day, but not the week. Children have no concept of time. When you build up the anticipation of an upcoming event, you only set them up to pester you too much or for disappointment. Your child should be doing household chores. It's important for children to understand that it takes work to keep a household in order. It's also important for them to learn a good work ethic at an early age. Teach your child respect for others. A child not only needs to know how to show respect for other people, they need to know how to show respect for people’s things. Have a Good Bedtime Routine.
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