Parenting
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[edit] Synopsis
In the modern era effective empowered parenting is becoming increasingly confusing and stressful. Much has changed from the children should be seen not heard of only a few generations ago.
Sometimes it's hard to effectively parent.
The aim of this book is for parents and related interested individuals to join together bringing tips, knowlege and references together which help us all be better parents with less stress.
Let's build this up first with any tips you contribute by category and then expand pages as greater content comes into existence.
This book was also created as I found the depth of the 'Parenting page on wikipedia.org' inadequate for the journey and caring & leadership role which encompasses all active parents in the parenting journey, and I realised that page is not helpful to you to parent, but an effective book on wikibooks can be!
Links to wikipedia.org are also greatly encouraged.
[edit] Travelling by car
[edit] Getting them in their seat belt
- The game we find most effective is to make it a competition and say 'lets count how long it takes you to get in and buckled up' and then we count loud and fast.
- Recently to this we've added a rhyme to the number he gets to .. ie in on count of 6 "six! Pick up sticks"
[edit] Bedtime
- Many books all say 'have a routine', (this is unhelpful on its own)
- I run the principal I call the bed machine, once the bed machine is strated, it may take a while but will keep moving forward with only one destination 'BED'.
- For us we call it 'Books, Milk and bed' other do 'Bath, book and bed'.
- Establish a set order for yourself.
[edit] Brushing teeth
- We place a chair outside the bathroom which we call the 'brushing chair', which we get our son to sit on when we brush his teeth, it has greatly reduced the squirm factor
[edit] Meal times
[edit] Getting them to eat their greens
- Scientists have proved that young children are anatomically predisposed to dislike the colour green, for reasons having to do with the developing retinal cones of the eye. Therefore it is useful to include non-green vegetables such as carrots, cauliflower, rutabaga, salsify etc.
- Foods can also be coloured to introduce fun and create an interest factor; however, artificial food colourings should not be used, as some children are allergic to them.
- Sweet vegetables are more palatable to young children such as peas, swede & sweet potato.
