Resolution is an out of date topic to discuss in this time of year. But, when it comes to development and changes that can be done to children, do you have the word out-of-date in your dictionary? Here are some resolutions that are generally made by parents to educate children who are happy and healthy. Worry that you will ignore these resolutions in the middle of the journey? Try to pick one or two of these resolutions for you to do regularly. Undoubtedly, this will strengthen your relationship with your children. These ideas are intended to grow the fruit of your thoughts. If they are less fit, please adjust or adapt them to the circumstances in your family.
1. Spend more time with the child
Consider the child’s daily activities. See location and time that is most suitable for the child to listen and talk with you. Then, be there every day. For example, every day, around 5 pm, your child will be in the kitchen for a snack, try to be in that position every day.
2. Creating quality time with your baby
Research shows that children are more receptive to his parents five minutes before they fell asleep. Create a bedtime ritual and use that time to show your love for them. You can discuss what happened during the day or do the “strengthening”, for example, by lifting the palm of his hand and mention the things that you love him for each finger.
3. Manage your schedule better so that your stress is reduced when it comes to dealing with your children
For parents who often think or say “I never have time to accomplish anything”, try not to be tempted confirmed everything that was asked you to do. Do not directly confirmed the promise that was not immediately involve your family, or that you know will make you stress.
4. Release the child to go to school with a positive attitude
Parents often complains that the morning is the most stressful times in a day. Think about what could trigger the most stressful (or think one time in the morning routine is the most frequent cause you to lose patience with your child), then think about solutions. For example, you’re always losing your car keys every morning, and when they always have the tantrum when you are looking for them. Try to connect the hooks near the door inside the house, and always put it there. If your child always forgot where he put his school stuff, prepare a special basket of tools at their school near the door of his room. Ask him to always prepare the goods he needs at school every night in the basket.
5. Stop the quarrel between the children
If you always act as a negotiator between the children who fight, teach simple strategies to solve their own problems. For example, if your child is having difficulty to take turns playing with toys or video games, teach them to use a stop watch or kitchen timer. When the timer stops, he had to take turns with his brother.
6. Reduce the parent-child stress
Do you always experience stress because it is hard to find time to be able to channel out your negative energy? Try to find an activity you can do with your child every week or every day. Put the baby in the stroller and walk, bike ride with your baby, or do sports movements follow the movement of exercise videos with teen daughter, throwing the rings with your son, or other activities in accordance with the preferences and interests of the child. The key is to do it together.
7. Stop the asking-for-a-gift habit
Is your child always expect praise, approval, or worse, a gift every time? If yes, save your wallet and change the phrase you give him praise. For example, instead of saying, “I’m so proud of you” turn it into, “You must be proud of yourselves.” These changes, if spoken out consistently, will focus on the small, developing internal motivation, and stop the habit to always ask for a compliment from you.
8. Reduce screaming in quarrels
Create rules should not be yelling at the family. Once there one family member his voice rising, use the signal “time out” to make a little one or family member to calm down and control himself. Everyone in the family should respect the signals. Family member who began raising his voice can go a while to come back again when it had calmed down and discuss this topic again. It takes consistency, but very helpful to restore family harmony.
9. Finding time to connect as a family, despite a very full schedule
We all know, time to eat together with family members is very important. However, sometimes it is difficult to gather everyone to sit at the table. Spare 20 minutes a day to stop whatever they’re doing and gather around. The whole family can gather there, snacked, tell each other daily activity and say goodnight.
10. Building children’s self-confidence
If you realize that you often cast negative things about your children, then it is time for you focus to say positive things, especially about them. Research shows, a rare compliment or too much compliments are not going to help in improving your child’s confidence. While specific praise, the impact is big enough. Notice one thing a day that is very well done by the child, do not forget to express why. The reason why you are praising your praise will make it meaningful and make your statement more specific. The child will understand what you mean, and will probably repeat it again. For example, “That’s very kind of you for lending your toys to your friends.”
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