3 styles of parenting

How often have you, as parents, reflected on the ways and effects of your parenting styles on your children? Research has shown that there is a huge range of acceptable parenting styles, from sophisticated to permissive types. One of the solutions to finding the “appropriate” parenting style may be to know the personalities of your child. An analysis of self-report surveys completed by parents and childcare professionals in the community helped us to identify three distinct styles of parenting and the kind of children who can benefit from them.

  • The Authoritarian Style
    Authoritarian parents tend to be highly complicated in their approach when raising their children. They set high standards of behaviour for their children and expect them to be obedient at all times. They set clear goals for their children and decide for them without seeking their opinions. This style of parenting seems to work effectively in the long run for children with behavioural or conduct disorders. These children need clarity, structure and authority, even though they tend to complain about it in the short run. The authoritarian style tends to work less well with shy, reserved children, who will be frightened with this strict control.
  • The Balanced Style
    Balanced parents tend to maintain an even tone in their approach when raising their children, neither especially strict nor lenient. They tend to use considerable structure when making decisions, but will often leave the decisions to their children themselves. This style of parenting is very effective with the majority of the kids, who benefit from a balanced, structured approach. In contrast, children at either end of the spectrum, whether shy or wild, may feel lost or out of control with the balanced style.
  • The Permissive Style
    Permissive parents tend to let their children make most of the decisions, neglecting the children. While there has been a lot of negative comment recently about permissive parenting, this is actually the ideal parenting style for shy, reserved children, who need lots of love and encouragement, without too much structure, in order to let them begin to form close relationships. However, this parenting style is not suitable for disobedient or aggressive children, who need firmer limits to restrain their impulsiveness.

The important task in parenting is to match your style to that of your child. This guide can assist you to recognize the style that makes parenting your child easier!

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How can you help your child to read?

As a parent, you are your child’s first and most important teacher. While teaching your child to read, you are exposing him/her to a world of books and learning.

The most excellent way to let your children be interested in reading is to read aloud to them! They will soon grow to love stories and books. Eventually they will want to read on their own.

With the help of you as parents, children learn how to read and practise reading until they can read for their own enjoyment. They will have an abundance of information and knowledge at their fingertips!

Reading can be a family activity too! Spending time with your child with word games, stories, and books will help your child to:

1)build a rich vocabulary by being exposed to new words

2) collect information and learn about the world

3) learn how stories and books have beginnings, endings, characters, and themes
which will help them in essay writing and comprehension later on.

4) learn how to listen and think

5) recognize the sounds of language and language patterns

6) grow to love books

Do not compare your child’s reading abilities to that of other children of the same age, as different children develop reading skills at different pace. The key is to be aware of your child’s reading level so that you know how to choose suitable books and activities that will help him/her to progress. Use the tips above and work with your child’s teacher and others to improve your child’s reading skills.

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Read for Results

The fundamental thing that parents of the 20th century ought to do is to talk and read to their children more often. In fact, do it daily if possible! This is because, during the preschool years, it is of utmost importance to provide your child with the exposure to the different languages and reading pleasures.

By developing the children’s passion for reading, it opens up another world for them. During the fun reading process, children acquire the different
1. knowledge
2. skills and
3. values
that are crucial for their success not only in school but more importantly, in their lives.

About 20 to 30 percent of school students find it tough to learn to read. At such young age, it can be upsetting for them, and will in turn result in low motivation and self-confidence. Children who were not taught to read at home from young are at risk in facing reading difficulties.

Benefits of reading to your children:
• it allows you to bond better with your child, which nurtures their emotional development.
• it is an excellent way to prepare them for their school environment by boosting their confidence
• with more confidence, children are able to speak and communicate better
• it fosters your child’s innate curiosity and arouses his/her imagination
• it increases your child’s ability to focus and concentrate
• it improves your child’s listening skills
• your child picks up new vocabulary and pronunciation
• it strengthens your child’s language skills, especially in writing.

Read to your child often. Start today!

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Triple Stroller Stroll your Kids with Style

So you believe double scooters are a large amount of help? Makers have upped the ante and created the rather daft but very trustworthy triple stroller!

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These wonders still give you the customary headache from choosing between the colours ; the alignment, whether side-by-side or inline a.k.a. Tandem ; they even come in jogging strollers and all-terrain types ; some allow all three backrests to absolutely recline while others only allow one at a time; and no these triple strollers are not intended for triplets only, some can accommodate differently aged youngsters as well for that growing family of yours. Features available for the single strollers and double strollers are not that difficult to find, one may easily stumble upon a one hand collapsible triple push-chair or a compact model too. Upon choosing what’s right for your family though, these strollers will do begin to do wonderful things for your headaches from the unruly 3. The advantages are multiplied by three. You get tree strollers for the price of one and you push the three kids all at the same time.

Three Minus One

The last kid still on the way? Don’t throw the idea of buying a triple stroller just yet. Some manufacturers have drew up a combination push chair that could be a double push chair that could be easily converted into a triple push chair simply by simply adding a child’s seat for the eldest child.

So line the youngsters up and start the parade!

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