Children that have a mind of their own
Posted: January 17, 2010It doesn’t take new parents long to discover that kids like to make their own decisions. They always have strong ideas about when they should eat, sleep or play. And that is a good thing.Parents would worry about them if they didn’t show signs of individuality.Kids need to learn to think for themselves and make their own decisions. ( Please note it does not applies to babies but children of certain age and stages of development)The downside is kids don’t always make the best decisions. Sometimes they choose to obey; other times they choose to rebel. Primary schoolers don’t always do their homework, teens don’t always obey their curfew. That is why parenting by trying to control doesn’t work.Instead of forcing them to obey, we need to instill in them a desire to be obedient. And that is done through developing a loving, caring relationship for the earliest age.
