How to Be a Good Mom

By Susy Walton


The most important and precious gift that can be given to your child is love. No matter what they do always, love them. A hug is a perfect gesture. No matter how old they get, a hug is so comforting. Parents tend to lose their temper when children get naughty. Therefore, everything your child does something naughty like spill something on your brand new furniture or throws something around, take a deep breath and count to ten. Training you to count might not save tears, but will save pain. Sometimes it is hard not to yell. Most mothers yell at some point or the other, but it is necessary to control our emotions.

Respect is the key to every relationship. Learning to give respect to your children is essential. It is only when you give respect that you receive them. Appreciating them on all the little things, they do. Encouraging them will result in wanting them to do more. It is important for children to understand family ethics. As a parent, it is necessary to show children how much you are willing to do for the family. Children should be aware of how hard their parents work and care for their needs. This will teach them to do the same to their family in the future. Parents are responsible for building a loving home for children to grow in.

Set goals for your children, your family and yourself. Have you family involve in your goals. Teaching your children to make their own goals and challenge them to achieve them. For example, If they want to something in particular or a specific toy and it is not yet Christmas or her birthday, have them do some chores around the house that they normally don't do and have them earn their needs. This way they will value want they receive.

It's important to teach your children about your family history and its traditions. Some families have daily traditions and some have holiday traditions. You could cook an old traditional recipe or sing old traditional songs etc. A family gets close only by keeping family traditions alive.

Children are born innocent. It is best to keep them that way as long as possible. Moms are the best influence to their children. Be kind to your children. Through kindness, children learn to be kind to others as well. Children always have tons of questions to ask. Attend to those questions and talk to them. Children prefer to hear more about life from their loved ones or the person they trust rather than a stranger. By talking to them, your children will learn to love and respect you more. Keep in mind its only when you treat your children with love, dignity and respect will they treat you the same.




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