Title: Be The Best Parent You Can Be: Building Your Parenting Skills
Headings: Be the Best Parent You Can Be: Building Your Parenting Skills
Be the Best Parent You Can Be: Building Your Parenting Skills
What are the most essential parenting skills?
1. Love and affection
2. Stress management
3. Relationship skills
4. Autonomy and independence
5. Education and learning
6. Life skills
7. Behavior management
8. Health
9. Religion
10. Safety
What can you do improve your parenting skills?
Parenting skills assessment
Parenting skills to assess:
Takeaway

Content: Autonomy and independence
When parents foster autonomy and independence, it tells their children that they respect and believe in their abilities. 5. Education and learning
Teaching children to be lifelong learners begins at home. This includes valuing education, modeling learning, and providing enrichment opportunities for your child. 6. Life skills
Providing for your child’s needs and planning for the future falls into this category. This includes showing your child how to positively view obstacles and challenges, which helps them develop resilience and perseverance. 7. Behavior management
Parents who use positive discipline rely on positive reinforcement and deliver consequences (not punishment) in a kind and firm manner, helping a child feel connected, capable, and a sense of belonging. This also minimizes or eliminates yelling, and harsh verbal discipline, which one 2014 study
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found is damaging to developing adolescents.