Although parents have different parenting styles, positive parenting should be implemented by all parents because of its benefits for the children's well-being. As they say, this "noble profession" requires time, effort, skills and experiences to be able to rear your kids and build a family of your own.
Whether a parent's style is authoritarian (very strict and expects maturity and obedience from children), authoritative (assertive but not restrictive), or permissive (allows child self-regulation and rarely disciplines child), parents need to "be united in making sure that they are implementing positive parenting" among their children, according to an article by Huffington Post.
"It is a valuable lesson for the child to see and hear that both their parents or carers are able to use positively enforced language, utilize diverse skills to attain a positive outcome and all the while inviting engagement from within the family unit," as described in the article.
Other ways to practice positive parenting include constant open communication with their children and finding the middle ground between being strict and being permissive as well as between close monitoring and allowing self-discovery for the children.
The reported findings also point out that positive parenting can help children learn good values and well-rounded beliefs as well as acquire independence and emotional stability. Children will also get a sense of belongingness, feelings of safety and security, and unconditional love from positive parenting.
Likewise, an article from Times Publishing Group suggests that in order for parents to successfully implement positive parenting, they need to remember the basic principles of positive parenting.
These include providing children with a safe but interesting learning environment, being calm and assertive when teaching values and discipline to children, having realistic and reasonable expectations on children, and making sure that the parents are also getting their own needs.
Needless to say, there are significant advantages of positive parenting. It generally builds healthy brains, enables children to develop the skills to communicate, solves problems, manages emotions and makes healthy choices throughout life."
