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EFFECTIVE PARENTING

But, when it comes to being a parent, no professional training or experience is required. Its easy to become a parent, but hard to parent.

Parenting is an awesome responsibility.

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is His reward.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

BUILDING THE FOUNDATION

Guideline No. 1: Realize the training of a child begins at birth and never stops. Guideline No. 2: The parent is the most important teacher a child will ever have. Guideline No. 3: Always balance discipline with love.
Love without discipline is not love, and discipline apart from love is punishment.

HOW WE TEACH OUR CHILDREN

Negatively or positively, a parent is a childs first and most important teacher, molding attitudes, habits, and thought patterns.

We teach our children in three ways:

by our example

by our attitude
by our words

Teaching By Example
The subtlety of example is that, in most cases, the parent is unaware that a son or daughter is following his footsteps. The dont-do-as-I-do, do-as-I-say syndrome has produced a generation of kids who scream of hypocrisy and label the values of their parents as synthetic and plastic. What am I teaching my child through my example? If my child became more of what I am, would I be pleased or would I try to blame others for what I know I have taught him to do?

Teaching By Attitude
Parental attitude follows example as one of the major factors influencing a child. The attitude of parents shapes the thinking of their offspring. An attitude is a mental position regarding a given item. Attitudes are those intangible guides that shape the character and conduct of our children, and one of the disarming things about our attitudes is that we cant fake them. Our children become an extension of our thought patterns and attitudes.

Teaching Through Our Words

It is the parents responsibility - fathers in particulars - to teach their children. Parents become effective teachers if what they teach has become a part of their lives.

Take time to answer your childs question.

A child also learns by the appreciation that is shown by a parent. We can also teach our children sportsmanship as we play with them.

CHALLENGING YEARS OF ADOLESCENCE

Some Significant Questions Teenagers Ask Who am I?

Identity

What attitudes will I choose?

Responsibility

Whose role will I respect?

Authority

What will be my lifestyle?

Conformity

The Value of Communication

Parents dont understand

A communication gap exists...

Stay close to a teen by spending time with that youngster.

Remember...

Keep the channels of communication open. Listen with an attempt to understand. Where there is no communication, there is no possibility of influencing your son or daughter for good.

Guidelines for Communicating with Your Teens

Guideline No. 1: Accept your son or daughter as a young man or woman whos in the process of becoming. Guideline No. 2: Family recreation is a great aid to communication. Guideline No. 3: Pray together as a family.

GUIDELINES FOR BETTER PARENT-TEEN REALTIONSHIP

Guideline No. 1: Remember that your son or daughter is facing a transitional period.

Guideline No. 2: Be a parent - not a teen.

Guideline No. 3: Keep the channels of communication open.

Guideline No. 4: Parents should differentiate between acceptance and approval. Guideline No. 5: Go easy with your criticism. Guideline No. 6: Surround your son or daughter with a fence of prayer, asking God to guide and direct him/her.

Parental negligence is a crime.

Take some effort to teach, discipline, and train your child.

As parents, show utmost interest in your child before others do.

You may not have time for your children, but you can make time.

Thank You