This document provides guidance on effective parenting in several sections. It discusses that parenting is a gift, labor of love, and about enjoying time with children. It also explores parenting myths and the different parenting styles of authoritarian, permissive, and democratic and their outcomes. The A-Z section lists effective parenting skills from accepting children to valuing their opinions. It discusses addressing situations like children misbehaving and offers a parent's pledge to love, listen, praise, and respect children while enjoying time together.
3. Parenting is Gardening
The Universe blossoms in face of child. By
bringing out the best in your child, you bring
out the best in this universe.
4. Parenting is Trust
The biggest trust is being entrusted with a life.
The biggest responsibility is to live that trust
through out your life.
5. Parenting is Labor of Love
The sleepless nights, the career sacrifices, the
postponing of your so many activities. The
prize of parenting comes at a price.
6. Parenting is Enjoying
Smiling together, singing songs, playing together
with your child…..are most enjoyable
moments of life.
7. Overview
• Practical Meaning of Parenting
• Myths and Facts related to Parenting
• Different Parenting Styles and their outcomes
• Effective Parenting Skills (A-Z of Effective
Parenting)
8. Practically, Parenting is……
• Meeting the child’s needs to age of 18 or sometimes longer.
• Guiding the child toward the goal of becoming a competent
adult.
11. Facts:
No one is born with all the preparation needed to
be an effective parent
Many parenting skills must be learned through
gaining knowledge and experience
12. Myth# 2: A mature adult can be a perfect parentA mature
adult can be a perfect parent
adult can be a perfect parent
A mature adult can be a perfect parentA mature adult can be a perfect parent
13. Facts:
Humans are not perfect, so no one can be a
perfect parent
Mature adults should strive to become competent
parents, not perfect parents
17. • Facts:
– Like any other job, parenting can be fun, sad,
exciting, boring, satisfying, and frustrating
– Adults should have realistic expectations about
parenting
19. Authoritarian: Limits without Freedom
These parents are
extremely strict
and are often cold.
They communicate
through lectures,
yelling,
punishment, and
one-sided
discussions.
21. Permissive: Freedom without limits
On the other extreme of the
parenting spectrum is
permissive parenting. As the
name suggests, permissive
parenting is more of an
"anything goes" attitude.
These parents do not
attempt to exert any sort of
control over their children.
23. Democratic: Freedom within limits
Democratic parenting
is the middle ground
approach and is often
considered the
parenting ideal.
Democratic parenting
is based on warmth,
love, guidance, and
positive discipline.
52. What are some appropriate solutions to the
following situations?
• Your daughter/son is throwing a ball in the
living room and knocks over a lamp.
• Your daughter/son leaves dirty clothes on the
floor instead of putting them in the bucket
where they are supposed to go.
• Your child refuses to do homework and keeps
on watching television.
• Your son takes her brother’s money from his
piggy bank and spends it.