Right from the time of birth a child spends most of the time with parents especially mother. She gives him food when hungry and takes care of every emotion of the child. When the child is ready to learn how to walk, she teaches the child to walk and even picks him up in the…
Emotional development of a child is as important as physical development and for this to happen, a child should be able to express his feelings. Parents should be open minded and encourage the child to talk freely about how he feels and no feeling should be taboo. In this way a child will not hide…
When a mother during pregnancy comes to know that she is carrying twins and will give birth to two children simultaneously, a number of thoughts start coming to mind and often parents start discussing the way in which they will be brought up. One of the important decisions to be taken is whether the babies…
Co-sleeping with the child means the parents and children are sleeping in the same room or bed. There are advantages and disadvantages associated with this practice. It can be safely said that the advantages are far more than disadvantages. Advantages of co-sleeping can be enumerated as follows: While sleeping with parents the child develops a…
When you live at a particular place or locality, then both children and adults get used to that place. As a natural consequence of this, one develops a sense of attachment and belonging to the place. There can be a number of reasons for which one has to move out. These can include purchase of…
All parents have a desire to have well educated, well mannered and well placed children. This requires proper training from the day the child learns to understand. There are various ways of dealing with a child who does not behave well or is not serious with studies. Punishment is one of the ways of training…
All parents have different style of raising the child, and it is not possible to say that a particular style is better as compared to the other. It depends upon the circumstances in which the child and parents are placed. The two basic styles of training a child are authoritarian style and permissive style. However…
Parents are the first teachers of the child. Older siblings and other family members may also be involved to help the child. A child gets his first informal lesson from the parents. The lesson of being disciplined begins at home and this starts from the age the child learns to understand. As the child grows…
Parents are the first teachers of a child. A child tends to learn the most from parents, quite often every act of the parents is copied by the child. After the child gets his first lessons from the parents, then comes the turn of the teacher. Once in school, the child starts formal learning from…
Children look up to parents and their opinion matters a lot to them. The children’s feelings are very fragile so parents must be careful how they voice their thoughts. Mothers must refrain from threatening them of the consequences when the father gets home if the children are being naughty or they will begin to be…