An Essay On How To Raise A Son Analysis

When expecting a baby people are going to give all kinds of advice on how to raise them. Everyone and their dog will have an opinion on how to be an outstanding parent. So how do you know if your choices are right. Well in my opinion no one is right, every child is different so every approach should be different, if someone told me this before having my son I would have laughed and said no I am going to do everything by the book and it is going to work! boy was I wrong. Knowing what I know now, it’s not what you feed them or where they sleep, but how you approach them how you deal with day to day problems and simply the example you portray to them.

To raise a child, the first most important quality needed is significant amounts of patience. A baby will need your patience when they are hungry at night, babies don’t know or care that mom is tired, or when crying because maybe they’re cold but can’t say what’s wrong. Having patience with a toddler is key, toddlers will pick up on how other people react to what they are doing, if you make a fuss so will they monkey see monkey do. A teenager will need your patience when being asked all day to clean their room, but so far it has not been done. Not only do teens need you to have patience …show more content…
A baby just needs you to be their protector and advocate, A toddler will need understanding as to why they are upset and don’t want to go to bed, they want to play and stay up till they pass out from exhaustion, not knowing sleep is needed to grow and learn, so parents need to understand why they are upset, not get mad or upset ourselves. If we as parents can’t put ourselves in our child’s shoes and see why our child is feeling mad or frustrated how can we encourage growth, all the parent will feel frustrated themselves and lash out on those