Helping Parents Succeed
Everything you want to know about raising happy, confident, healthy children.
By Abel Cheng
Do you impose views on your child?
There are still parents who directly or indirectly influence the future of their child. I know many Asian parents used to do that even though the number is dropping now.
Without considering the talents and interests of a child, the parents are quick enough to lead the child into a profession, such as medicine, law, or accounts, just to name a few.
Children must be actively encouraged to feel good about themselves if they are to lead fruitful and satisfying lives
“Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness” – Sigmund Freud
I have recently learnt a very important thing about myself – I am very task orientated. I love interacting with my children, but I am not too good on free play and just hanging out. I benefit from a little structure and play with a focus. I don’t mind if the game goes off on a tangent, but I do need that little bit of structure to feel really relaxed with my children.
EVERYONE makes mistakes – we adults know that for sure but not all children do. When a child makes a mistake or worse still, faces failure, we need to guide them through the experience in order for them to come out of it positively.
A child’s experience with a mistake or failure could lower his self esteem. The last thing you should do is react with disappointment, anger or impatience. Be calm when they make mistakes. Be calm when you make mistakes yourself, especially in their presence.
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