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Tips For Raising Emotionally Health Children |
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Raising emotionally healthy children is one of the most
important gifts a parent can give to a child. Here are a few
tips on raising happy, emotionally healthy kids who will
flourish from the American Academy of Pediatrics: |
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Make
sure you use lot of positive words with your child. |
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Respond immediately to your child's physical and
emotional needs. |
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Set
good examples, both in your home and in public.
Always be polite, use "please" and "thank you," and
say "I'm sorry" when appropriate. |
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When
your child is experiencing negative emotions, anger,
argumentiveness, etc., try giving him or her a hug
or other gesture of affection that he or she likes.
Then talk to your child about these feelings. |
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Children need discipline, and parents should have a
system of setting limits and restrictions for
children that is nonviolent. Allowing a child to
constantly break rules without being disciplined
will encourage more violations in the future. |
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Make
time to spend with your child. Plan to do something
he or she enjoys. |
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Help
your child foster positive relationships with others
- friends, siblings, members of the community. |
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Give
your child steady support and encouragement to
discover his or her strengths. You need to believe
in your child so that he or she will begin to
believe in himself or herself. Listening to your
child and praising accomplishments will go far in
developing your child’s self-esteem. |
