10 Tips for Positive Parenting
As a parent, it’s easy to fly off the handle if you don’t have a parenting plan in mind. Remember that a parent’s job is to help their kid have a positive childhood, one that they don’t need to recover from as an adult. Check out these 10 tips for positive parenting.
Practice Positive Discipline- An approach to discipline can be positive. Talking to your child, instead of yelling and using time out instead of a physical punishment is also a form of positive discipline. And last but not least, always talk through what your child did and how they can do better next time.
Allow Mistakes- Remember that no child is perfect and they will make some mistakes along the way. Don’t forget to allow them to make mistakes because it only makes them a better person in the long run.
Always Be Consistent- You can’t do positive parenting if you are back and forth on your positive parenting goals. Always be consistent when it comes to disciplining your child.
Say Yes More Often- As a parent, it’s so easy to say “no”, but part of positive parenting is saying yes a little more often than not.
Be a Positive Role Model– Your children are looking to you for almost everything they need in life. Be a positive role model in their life as much as possible.
Have Most Positive Reactions and Less Negative Ones– A lot of times, parents will catch their kids doing something bad instead of something good. Having a positive reaction to your children is another way to enforce positive parenting.
Spend Time with Your Kids-Your kids didn’t ask to be brought into the world, so it’s important that you take this responsibility seriously. Spending time with your kids shouldn’t be treated like a right because it’s a privilege.
Be a Fun Parent- You can be a fun parent that your kids look up to all while still being a positive disciplinarian. Positive parenting means making the most out of bad situations. Turning bad moments into positive memories. Being a fun parent means laughing and being happy with your kids as often as you can.
Communicate with Your Children- Another way to practice positive parenting is to communicate with your children. Instead of yelling, slow down, and explain what you want better. A lot of frustration happens with kids because both parties are too busy “talking.”
Don’t be Afraid to be Flexible- Parenting is all about going with the flow. A form of positive parenting is not freaking out when things don’t go your way. We tell our kids to not panic when something doesn’t go their way, so neither should we.
Positive parenting isn’t a perfect solution to parenthood, but it’s a start. Spending less time yelling, more time communicating, and way more time making positive memories for your kids is a great start! Do you have any tips to add to this positive parenting list?
I love this post. Consistency and flexibility are two of my major focuses on parenting. Kids have to know what’s expected, but we have to be able to change when needed.
Consistency and boundaries are important as the kids become young adults. The boundaries you can enjoy with a teen are a bit different than those with a 4-5 year old. The love is the same, but you have to really have solid expectations, consequences, and predictability during the tween and teen years.
Always follow through – that’s my best advice. If you promise something, do it. If you threaten something, do it. Never say it if you won’t or can’t do it 🙂
When my teenagers parenting seem to come easy. Since both kids at home are now teenagers, I find myself struggling. I try to be consistent with both of them. However, since one has learning disabilities. While the other one takes honor classes at school. i feel like I am in a tug of war for their attention. Any suggestions?
These are seriously such amazing tips! I love the idea of positive parenting. While it can be touch at times (especially with a teenager) it’s so important to stay positive and lead by example.
These are great tips. I need to learn to say yes more often. I feel like I say no to my kids more often than not and I hate that.
I try to be as positive as I can be. But I’m also a mom that don’t sugar coat things either.
These are very helpful tips. Always being consistent is very important. This will let your child know what you can and can’t tolerate.
These are great tips! I absolutely love positive parenting as a parent. It makes everything so much smoother!
These are great. I will have to share these with my husband. Sometimes consistency between two parents is difficult.
My kids are now 10 and 8 but we never really put them on ime outs. Talking to your kids even when they are little is better than putting them on time outs.
These are great tips and I couldn’t agree more especially with communicating with our children. For me it is so important to have an open communication with them.
I think allowing mistakes is so important as is consistency! I love these tips! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Great tips, I need to get back on my a game. I’ve not been on ,my game as of late.
My husband always says pick you battles. Love your tips. Being flexible is certainly something we always should keep in mind.
This was such an informative post! Consistency can be challenging between parents. Hubby and I work on that often since we were both brought up so different from
Eachother
I think being consistent is such an obstacle for many parents. It’s so hard to play the “enforcer,” in my opinion.
I’m trying to set a routine but it is hard. Our three year certainly tests our patience!
In a way I am thankful that we had therapists with my son for his developmental delay. We had so many questions answered and a lot of help with parenting.