Parents are among the most important people in the lives of young children. From birth, children are learning and rely on mothers and fathers, as well as other caregivers acting in the parenting role, to protect and care for them and to chart a trajectory that promotes their overall well-being. While parents generally are filled with anticipation about their children’s unfolding personalities, many also lack knowledge about how best to provide for them. Becoming a parent is usually a welcomed event, but in some cases, parents’ lives are fraught with problems and uncertainty regarding their ability to ensure their child’s physical, emotional, or economic well-being.
However, there are some quality training that constitute the best conditions for raising children, these ranges from classic anthropological and human development perspectives, parenting often is defined as a primary mechanism of socialization, that is, a primary means of training and preparing children to meet the demands of their environments in order to bring out the best in them, these includes the following:
Avoid Giving your child everything he/she asks for. He will grow up believing that he has the right to get everything he wants.
Avoid laughing when your child speaks insulting words. He will grow up thinking that disrespect is entertainment.
Avoid remaining insensitive to bad behavior that he can display without scolding him for his bad behavior. He will grow up thinking that there are no rules in society.
Avoid picking up anything that your child messes up. He will grow up believing that others must take responsibility for his responsibilities.
Avoid letting him watch some sensitive program on TV. He will grow up thinking that there is no difference between being a child and being an adult.
Avoid giving your child all the money he asks for. He will grow up thinking that getting money is easy and will not hesitate to steal when the money is no longer available.
Always avoid putting yourself on his side when he is wrong against the neighbors, his teachers, the police. He will grow up thinking that everything he does is right, it is the others who are wrong.
Avoid leaving him alone at home when you go to the place of worship, otherwise he will grow up thinking that God does not exist.
Children need care that promotes positive emotional health and well-being and that supports their overall mental health, including a positive sense of self, as well as the ability to cope with stressful situations, temper emotional arousal, overcome fears, and accept disappointments and frustrations. Parents and other caregivers are essential resources for children in managing emotional arousal, coping, and managing behavior. They serve in this role by providing positive affirmations, conveying love and respect and engendering a sense of security. Provision of support by parents helps minimize the risk of internalizing behaviors, such as those associated with anxiety and depression, which can impair children's adjustment and ability to function well at home, at school, and in the community.
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