Whether you want to keep your stress down and your sanity intact, or just provide your child with the best possible parenting experience you can provide them with, it 's important to have some very consistent ways of doing things. Some parenting principles are going to provide less stress for you and your kids while making sure they are safe, loved, and on track towards a healthy and happy life. Following are some effective parenting tips straight from parents who have been there and done that.
1. Create Consistent Routines For Less Stress
Kids need routines in their life to feel secure and motivated. This means routines for sleep, learning, eating, and free time. If you let kids create their own routine, they will always choose to do what …show more content…
It will help you remove a lot of the stress from your day-to-day activities because both you and your kids will know exactly what is going on in the day, and your kids will put up less argument about it. Moreover, if your kids are home alone for a few minutes before you get home or after you leave for work, a routine will help them do what needs to be done while you are away.
2. Use Calendars That Your Kids Can Clearly See And Use
It 's highly recommended that you get a few separate calendars for your house. Every parent I talked to swore by calendars and their ability to lessen stress and keep kids on track. There 's something powerful about calendars that make everything feel more organized. And kids are more inclined to stick with calendars that are in their line of view in the appropriate places.
You can use one to clearly display what the chores are for the day. One that helps kids see what the menu is for the day. One that lists out rules for the house. And one that has all the activities listed out for the month. You can pretty much use them for anything that needs more organization and structure. They help everyone stay on the same page and make it easy to show kids what needs to be done before anything else can …show more content…
Save yourself the hassle and make certain things choice friendly, such as various snacks, foods, clothes, and toys.
5. Make Mornings Easier On Yourself
Trying to get the kids out of bed can be a pain in the butt, but if you develop a routine, you will have a much less stressful time going about it.
Start by tackling the areas that are the hardest with them. For instance, if they spend too much time fighting over what to wear in the morning, then get them to select their clothes the night before so they can just slip into whatever choice they made in the morning.
And, to make waking up easier on everyone, turn on some lights in the bedroom a few minutes before you actually have to wake them up. This may simply mean opening the door and turning the hallway light on, or you could put a lamp in the room with a softer bulb inside. Light is a signal that it is time to get up, so doing this will get them stirring in their bed and on the path to waking up. Then, have an alarm go off in their room that is far enough away from them that they need to jump out of bed and turn it
1. Create Consistent Routines For Less Stress
Kids need routines in their life to feel secure and motivated. This means routines for sleep, learning, eating, and free time. If you let kids create their own routine, they will always choose to do what …show more content…
It will help you remove a lot of the stress from your day-to-day activities because both you and your kids will know exactly what is going on in the day, and your kids will put up less argument about it. Moreover, if your kids are home alone for a few minutes before you get home or after you leave for work, a routine will help them do what needs to be done while you are away.
2. Use Calendars That Your Kids Can Clearly See And Use
It 's highly recommended that you get a few separate calendars for your house. Every parent I talked to swore by calendars and their ability to lessen stress and keep kids on track. There 's something powerful about calendars that make everything feel more organized. And kids are more inclined to stick with calendars that are in their line of view in the appropriate places.
You can use one to clearly display what the chores are for the day. One that helps kids see what the menu is for the day. One that lists out rules for the house. And one that has all the activities listed out for the month. You can pretty much use them for anything that needs more organization and structure. They help everyone stay on the same page and make it easy to show kids what needs to be done before anything else can …show more content…
Save yourself the hassle and make certain things choice friendly, such as various snacks, foods, clothes, and toys.
5. Make Mornings Easier On Yourself
Trying to get the kids out of bed can be a pain in the butt, but if you develop a routine, you will have a much less stressful time going about it.
Start by tackling the areas that are the hardest with them. For instance, if they spend too much time fighting over what to wear in the morning, then get them to select their clothes the night before so they can just slip into whatever choice they made in the morning.
And, to make waking up easier on everyone, turn on some lights in the bedroom a few minutes before you actually have to wake them up. This may simply mean opening the door and turning the hallway light on, or you could put a lamp in the room with a softer bulb inside. Light is a signal that it is time to get up, so doing this will get them stirring in their bed and on the path to waking up. Then, have an alarm go off in their room that is far enough away from them that they need to jump out of bed and turn it