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bluefin
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Joined: Aug 2005
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August 27, 2005 11:25 PM
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How can I be a good parent?
There's not just one right way to raise children. And there's no such thing as a perfect parent--or a perfect child. But here are some guidelines to help your children grow up healthy and happy:
Show your love. Every day, tell your children: "I love you. You're special to me." Give lots of hugs and kisses.
Listen when your children talk. Listening to your children tells them that you think they're important and that you're interested in what they have to say.
Make your children feel safe. Comfort them when they're scared. Show them you've taken steps to protect them.
Provide order in their lives. Keep a regular schedule of meals, naps and bedtimes. If you have to change the schedule, tell them about the changes ahead of time.
Praise your children. When your children learn something new or behave well, tell them you're proud of them.
Criticize the behavior, not the child. When your child makes a mistake, don't say, "You were bad." Instead, explain what the child did wrong. For example, say: "Running into the street without looking isn't safe." Then tell the child what to do instead: "First, look both ways for cars."
Be consistent. Your rules don't have to be the same ones other parents have, but they do need to be clear and consistent. (Consistent means the rules are the same all the time.) If two parents are raising a child, both need to use the same rules. Also, make sure baby sitters and relatives know, and follow, your family rules.
Spend time with your children. Do things together, like reading, walking, playing and cleaning house. What children want most is your attention. Bad behavior is usually their way of getting your attention.
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troubledgoodangel
Posts: 29
Joined: Dec 2006
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February 07, 2007 12:46 PM
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First, Bluefin should be commended for the thoughtful advice on parenting. Children of today are the face of tomorrow's humanity, and this face will be only as bright as we make it! One of the nastier problems that I have encountered in the present Western world, is the widespread wicked tendency to equate chastisement of children with either pedophilia, or pornography, or in the worst cases with "abominable" child abuse! This agenda, spearheaded by the powerful leading elements and entities in societies, schools, medical associations, the media, is one of the greatest evils of our time facing children! The way these people operate, is to accuse the well-minded Christian parents of the mentioned perversions, wherever they declare themselves in favor of the biblical methods of parenting! Here is how they operate. On the one hand, these "fallen angels of iniquity" support every imaginable pornographic programming on the Internet, ignoring the fact that such pornography, freely accessible to children, degrades and abuses men and women, and teaches children to be future evil adults! Simultaneously, these wicked architects of the Armageddon to come, go out of their way to persecute sincere parents who militate against such satanic double standard in child raising! If we really want the best for our children, we should begin by eradicating these false prophets from our midst!
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