Are you perpared?
Parenting is a commitment which you must be perpared for!
Skills needed for parenting, and how to develop them!
-Organizational skills for multitasking
-Pays attention to detail
-Teaching skills
-Communication skills
-Basic Health and safety
-Common sense
-Ability listen
-Unselfishness and Caring
-Being a role model
-Love
How to develop:
-Plan activities that do not include cell phones, laptops, tablet computers or other electronic or technological devices
-Access all the parenting resources you can
-Talk to your spouse or partner
-Listen to your child
-Show good judgment
-Keep control
-Stick to your rules
How parenting is a lifelong commitment for which people need to prepare
It doesn't matter if you are married, or single, you have a lot to think about if you're considering having a child. Only you can decide when the time is right.
Parenting is a lifelong commitment where you will need to love, care, protect, nurture and raise you child into a model citizen. When deciding to have a child there are many things that need to be put in place for the child.
This will be your child, and you will have to take care of him or her, not only as babies and toddlers but also when they are all grown up and move out.
APAU Parenting: One of the many Parenting Styles
Authoritative parenting:
"You live under my roof, you follow my rules!"
The parents who fit into this category typically establish rules and guidelines and expect their children to follow them, but the methodology is a bit more democratic than "what I say goes."
Permissive parenting:
The word "lenient" comes back into play, it's for this type of parent. The permissive parenting style is often evidenced by those who try to be more friend than parent, avoid confrontation and are generally nurturing and communicative.
Authoritarian:
- Have strict rules and expectations.
- Very demanding, but not responsive.
- Don't express much warmth or nurturing.
- Utilize punishments with little or no explanation.
- Don't give children choices or options.
Uninvolved: - Are emotionally distant from their children
- Offer little or no supervision
- Show little warmth, love and affection towards their children
- Have few or no expectations or demands for behavior
- Don't attend school events and parent-teacher conferences
- May intentionally avoid their children
- Are often too overwhelmed by their own problems to deal with their children
The wrong reasons for having a child
- Because everyone else is having one
- It will make my spouse more responsible
- Eager Grandparents
- Time is running out: Biological Clock
- To get him or her to commit
Signs of readiness for becoming a parent!
Committed Partnership
- Desire
- Personal and financial responsibility
- Love of children
- Plenty of support