PARENTING - 5 Useful Tips To Raise Well-Adjusted Kids

On this topics we contacted our contributing specialist by name Katyana Azman, child Psychologist. She pen down the following as some few tips to be uphold by parents.

1) Start Them Young:- According to Katyana Azman, a child's brain at birth is made up of 100 billion interconnected neurons, which are cells that transmit information from our sensory organs (eyes, nose) to the brain.

Each neural connection represents an opportunity to learn. However, the body begins to remove unused neural connections when the child turns three. Therefore, one's capacity to learn effectively decreases with time.

The best time to start teaching our children new things and concepts, therefore, is when they are between one to five years old.

2) Lead By Example:- Young children come into this world without knowing the rules, and they learn by observing the actions of the people around them. Therefore, we need to display the kind of behavior we want our children to have.

3) Set Boundaries:- Our children need some rules to follow, as they have not yet learned how to police their own actions. Furthermore, they need a reason to commit to a certain pattern of behavior. Hence, we as parents need to set down some ground rules, a reward system for good behavior and a punishment system for those moments when our children go out of hand.

4) Communicate:- Throughout the entire process, we have to understand that our children have feelings too, and we should encourage them to express these feelings. We should also talk to our children at their level, so that they will feel comfortable expressing themselves to us.

Furthermore, by encouraging them to do this, we are helping our children develop communication skills that will be useful for the rest of their lives.

5) Make Them Earn Things, But Make It Fun As Well:- Handing our children everything may breed a sense of entitlement in them. On the other hand, if we make them put an effort into earning rewards, we can inculcate in them an ability to appreciate hard, honest work. They will also develop the ability to focus on a goal and plan to achieve this goal, skill that will certainly come in handy later in life.

However, make the process of earning rewards a fun one. Don't overtax them beyond their abilities or stress them out. Instead, offer encouragement and advice to them as a source of motivation. Praise them if they succeed and encourage them to ask for our help if they falter.

Also, don't rush in and take over the moment our child stumbles a little. Let them try to solve problems on their own first. This will help them develop skills to become independent and self reliant in the future.