Teaching Kids to be Proactive When Facing Adversity
April 29, 2012 | Posted in Parenting/Child Development | Post a comment | Share Article |
We've all heard the adage “If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Sounds like good advice, but not everybody takes it. Some people quietly resign themselves to a life of lemons. Why is this? One reason may be “learned helplessness”, a term coined by researcher Martin Seligman of the University of Pennsylvania. (Photo credit: Graur Razvan Ionut/Freedigitalphotos.net)
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Teaching your child tolerance makes moral sense, as well as economic sense. In this era of rapid globalization, it is likely that your child will grow up to interact and do business with people from vastly different cultures from different corners of the world. Helping children adapt to different peoples and cultures with genuine respect and comfort will likely expand their opportunities and success in life. Tolerance is not simply “tolerating” differences among people, but refers to a broad respect and appreciation. 
Sometimes work schedules stretch mothers and fathers to the breaking point with little time left for the people who matter most: children. Thankfully, spending time with family is more than ticking away the hours of a dull day; it is about quality interaction between parents and children. Even though it may seem like the twenty-four hour day needs to be lengthened, it actually provides plenty of time to accomplish the most important mission of all — time with family. 
A crying baby is something that just about every parent has to deal with at one time or another. Babies have no way of communicating with us, except through their screams and tears. Many parents get upset and disgruntled whenever their baby cries, but you have to understand that there is almost always a reason behind these tears..jpg)
Rebellion is the result of conflicting authority. When authority can't provide a united front, it is very dangerous. There are several things you can do to provide a unified front before your kids.
Parents are constantly being bombarded with the latest advice about parenting and they receive tips from experts or other parents. This is because giving parenting advice is "easy" since everyone has some sort of experience on the subject. There are new parent tips, survival guides and dos and don'ts lists that are being given to parents every single day - whether they ask for it or not!
Setting rules for your children is a fundamental part of discipline. Honestly, you have no right to discipline, or punish a child for doing something that you never made clear was wrong. That's just not fair.
Often we get plenty of tips, strategies and models in child discipline. This may stem from the need of many parents and care-givers to try to provide what they deem best for their children's development. However, the main problem faced by many is usually the difficulty in identifying the reasons behind a child's behaviour. In this article, Professor Dr Eric Lim introduces the simple model of
Parenting in the 21st century is no easy task. Life used to be more simple and straightforward. Added to this challenge is when you have a special child, either one with a physical or learning disability.
