A lot of experts have said that there is no such thing as a perfect parent, and if you are a parent yourself, you know you've made a couple of mistakes here and there. Modern views of parenting tell us that we should treat these mistakes as a learning experience for both the child and the parent.
Treating mistakes as a learning experience are just one of the many important things modern-day parenting can teach us. Accepting these mistakes makes the parent a role model for the child and teaches them to own up to their own mistakes and ask for forgiveness if ever these mistakes have caused them to clash with anyone.
Another thing modern-day parenting teaches us is that it is okay to trust your gut feeling. According to an article on Graphic Online, "use your intuition to guide your child. If in doubt, remind yourself that there are no fixed rules in parenting." They also say that it is important to treat your child as a friend and not as an employee that you can micromanage day in and day out.
You must also remember to not let your child become the boss of you. This is one of the most common mistakes of new parents. "Let her have a tantrum, and remove yourself so you don't have to hear it," Emma Jenner writes in an article on the Daily Mail. "But for goodness' sake, don't make extra work for yourself just to please her -- and even more importantly, think about the lesson it teaches if you give her what she wants because she's thrown a fit," she adds.
Stereotypes should also be avoided when parenting. Do not compare your son or daughter's childhood with yours because you encounter different sets of problems at this stage. And above all else, it is important to teach children to become good human beings. Modern-day parenting tells us that it is okay to mess up as long as this allows us to become better parents that can help in the formation of better children.
