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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s always a question, \u2018Which\u00a0 parenting style is more effective, the one my father used to follow or the one my daughter\u2019s father follows?\u2019<\/p>\n
When I think about my growing up pattern, I realize that I have achieved many things. I was always on track. Yes, My confidence was low. I was unable to take decisions, but I was never rude. I can mold myself in any situation. I don\u2019t try to control the situation either. \u00a0I always think, that my father should have given me nothing but confidence.<\/p>\n
When we became parents, my husband and I decided to give our daughter everything she wants.\u00a0 We gave her authority to follow her own choices. She wants to control the situation rather than adjusting herself according to it and sometimes becomes rude.\u00a0 Her rudeness and her demanding nature sometimes hurt my ego. The question arises in my mind, Have I chosen the right way?<\/p>\n
Being a controlled parent and being over permissive are two ends. If we chose to be at one end, we invite difficulties. We need to catch the middle point. Catching this middle point means being an authoritative parent.<\/p>\n
An authoritative parent is a right combination of firmness and kindness. To be authoritative parent you must understand where you have to stay firm and where you can be little flexible. Hypothetically, this task seems easy, practically it’s very difficult. To stay firm on some values, you must understand why are you following those values. You should understand yourself first. You should follow the values you want your child to follow.\u00a0Remember, our behavior is going to be an important part of our child\u2019s personality.<\/p>\n
You have to be assertive rather than demanding.<\/p>\n
Secondly, you should also think about child’s emotions while being strict. If the child is not following rules due to some valid reasons, you must try to understand and be flexible.<\/p>\n
Understanding yourself and understanding your child can help you to catch the middle point of parenting. So that. you can raise a nice human being. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a child, I never had the courage to talk in front of my father. I was afraid of him. The moment he came back from work was the moment I used to sit quietly, open my book and start studying. My father was the only authority at home. Today, when my daughter says to … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-career-counseling","grid-sizer"],"yoast_head":"\n