A child gives birth to a mother!! Sounds odd but so true as it symbolizes the journey of a woman from a daughter or wife to a mother. However looking at the current times where fathers are getting more and more involved in the children’s’ lives it would be more appropriate to say that a child gives birth to a parent. for more info visit www.toy-kraft.com

1. Parenting from the Heart

3. The Universe blossoms in face of child. By bringing
out the best in your child, you bring out the best in
this universe.

4. The biggest trust is being entrusted with a life. The
biggest responsibility is to live that trust through
out your life.

5. The sleepless nights, the career sacrifices, the
postponing of your so many activities. The prize of
parenting comes at a price.

6. Smiling together, singing songs, playing together
with your child…..are most enjoyable moments of
life.

7.  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.  Meeting the child’s needs to age of 18 or
sometimes longer.
 Guiding the child toward the goal of becoming a
competent adult.

9. PARENTING MYTHS AND REALITIES

10. MYTH #1: ALL PARENTING SKILLS ARE
INSTINCTIVE

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 PARENT A 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

14. MYTH 3#: GOOD PARENTING GUARANTEES
GOOD CHILDREN

15. Facts:
 Influences outside the family, such as peers, adults other than parents, and media
affect children in healthy or unhealthy ways

16. MYTH #4:PARENTING IS ALWAYS FUN

17. • Facts:
– Like any other job, parenting can be fun, sad, exciting, boring, satisfying,
and frustrating
– Adults should have realistic expectations about parenting

18. PARENTING STYLES AND OUTCOMES

19. AUTHORITARIAN: LIMITS WITHOUT
FREEDOM
These parents
are extremely
strict and are
often cold. They
communicate
through lectures,
yelling,
punishment, and
one-sided
discussions.

20. OUTCOME
•Obedient
•Distrustful
•No expression of
freedom
•Withdrawn
•Unhappy
•Hostile
•Not High Achievers

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.

22. OUTCOME
•Aggressive
•Least self—
reliant
•Least self-
controlled
•Least
exploratory
•Most unhappy

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.

24. OUTCOME
•Happy
•Mostly self-
reliant
•Mostly self-
controlled
•Content,
friendly,
generous
•Cooperative
•High-achiever’

25. A-Z of Parenting

26. A-Accept your child for the wonderful
person he or she is

27. B-Be a good role model in all you
say and do.

28. C- Communicate respectfully and listen
attentively to your child.

29. D- Discipline fairly, firmly and with love

30. E- Encourage good eating habits

31. F- Find ways to get and stay fit
together

32. G- Give chores that built responsibility

33. H- Hug your child to build self-
worth

34. I- Instill respect for other people

35. J- Join PTMs and other school
activities to assess child’s progress

36. K- Keep your promise or do not
make them

37. L- Laugh together and enjoy each
other’s company

38. M- Make family rules and enforce
them consistently

39. N- Never Use physical force on your
child

40. O- Offer your help whenever it’s
needed

41. P- Praise your child for achievements as
well as for efforts

52.  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.

55. I Promise…I will
show my
children I LOVE
them.

56. I will listen and
value what my
children say.

57. I will praise my
child’s efforts
towards
accomplishment.

58. I will respect
my children as
individuals.

59. And…..
I will enjoy with
my children
everyday.

60. HAPPY PARENTING

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