Although we all worry about
spoiling our children, be confident that you cannot spoil your child with love.
Love doesn't spoil children.
Love is imperative to a child's
healthy development, and it's just not possible to love your child too much.
They need caring adults to spend time with them, play with them, teach them,
protect them, and enjoy life with them.
It's a parent's job to provide
love, safety and encouragement. The process of growing up provides children
with lots of challenges. Try to listen openly and understand their situation
and communicate honestly with them when they have difficulties and letdowns in
their life.
Set appropriate limits with your
child and then adhere to them. Establishing limits with your child gives them a
sense of safety and security. Sometimes
parents do not set limits because they don't want to fight with their children.
They don't want to cause bad feelings. They may beg a child to comply. Or they
may make a rule and fail to enforce it. They may nag without ever enforcing the
rules. None of these helps children.
When your child fails to adhere
or comply with the boundaries you've set for them, be firm yet kind in your
response. This lets them know that you're serious about the rule but dedicated
to helping and loving them.
Bear in mind though that each
child is different and what works for one child may not work for another. For
example, one child may respond well to the direct approach of telling them a
specific time to be home, whereas another child may need a gentle reminder that
it's now time to come home.
Develop a firm but kind manner of
making and enforcing your household's rules and expectations. There's no need to fear our children, and
there should be no need to instill a sense of fear in our children in order to
get them to comply.
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