Parenting for toddlers and pre-school ages 3 to 8 can be a tough time. To promote effective parenting, spending enough time with them can establish rapport.
A parent may spend time together with the child by enrolling in a school where fun activities like doing colorful artistic exercises are cultivated, which can also help create a strong parent and child relationship, Indiana Express reported. Spending time together with the child is considered to be vital in developing a relationship.
To further understand how effective parenting works, a research conducted by Child and Development Institute provides factual guidelines in cultivating a parent and child relationship. The study emphasizes the importance of giving time to a child on a regular basis. Setting time will allow both the parent and the child to get to know each other more which can nourish trust and love.
Another helpful tip from the guidelines says to never put a child in shame for discipline in front of others as this will create a trauma. To avoid such, a method maybe use in disciplining a child called "reward and punishment". This method will help acknowledge a child's good deeds while giving punishment by withholding things like watching TV if wrong doing is committed.
Moreover, a parent may also agree to a child's good and bad behavior which will make them aware more about themselves. This way will also encourage a child to continue his or her good behavior and stop the bad manner.
Aside from the mentioned methods, parents must be a good example to the child which will promote respect to both. Also, what a child see from his or her parents will most likely to be imitated as home serves as the first school.
The said study also provides the 3 F's which stands for "Firm, Fair, and Friendly". These traits in disciplining a child are effective as it was proven in the past. Being Firm in stating what are bad and good, fair in providing punishment, and using a friendly tone of voice is to be considered as the key in establishing a discipline and strong relationship.
