Good Parenting Skills Can Be Taught And Learned And Always Benefits The Life Of Parent And Child Alike

Good Parenting Skills can be taught and learned and always benefit the Parents who learn them and the children who benefit from them.

If this wasn’t true there would be no point in my writing these pages or in you taking the time to read them.

We know that Good Parenting Skills can and are learned every day. Studies have proven that parents who learn sound Parenting Skills, who pick up on quality Parenting Tips and who are open to helpful Parenting Advice are the same Parents whose children test higher on IQ Tests, have advanced levels of childhood development and communication skills, among many other benefits.

Grandmother Wisdom is another important source for Good Parenting Skills.

It’s a simple but profound truth that learning Good Parenting Skills leads to better prepared Parents which leads to better parenting of children which leads to happier and healthier children.

Parenting Styles vary with circumstances, personalities and parenting philosophies, but Good Parenting Skills all share certain things in common, such as they all:

• Lead to noticeable improvements in Child Development through improved Parenting skills

• Emphasize and enhance consistency in Parenting

• Aid Parents in teaching their children healthy and effective conflict resolution

• Aid Parents in teaching their children how to interact and communicate their feelings to others and to themselves

• Teach the value of quantity time in order to create the Parental / Child environment needed to naturally allow quality time to happen

• Stresses the importance of an open, honest, effective and on-going communication between Parent and child

Good Parenting Skills, like any skill in life, can be obtained through sheer force of will and love and determination, even if a Parent is not sure exactly where to start or exactly what to do once he or she has started.

Such was the case with my own Father, who started with a desire to be a better Father, put that desire down on paper to convert it into goals and a vision for his future, and then worked like crazy to make that Parental blueprint a reality.

Let me now share with you my Father’s Parental vision for himself, which he achieved and realized for himself and his family before his too early death over a decade ago.

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My Father, like myself who has followed his worthy example, was a spiritual man and an avid journal writer. One of his journal entries was dedicated to his personal vision of the type of Fatherhood he wanted for himself, which he wrote down when he was 39 years old.

Following is an exact transcript of that journal entry dated October 18, 1979.

It may seem egotistical or unusual for a person to write down how he wishes his children to perceive him.

So doing, however, helps to cement in our minds our goals and the kind of person we would like to be.

We need to have an image to strive for.

I would like my children to say:

(1) My father taught me the gospel of Jesus Christ

(2) My father loved me enough to take the time to talk to me and council me when he perceived that I was down or had a troubled mind

(3) My father had the courage to discipline me when I needed it

(4) My father demanded respect of parents and others in our home and took action when such respect was not forthcoming

(5) My father recognized my potential and realized that this potential could not be reached unless I strived to do my best in all things. As such, he so motivated me.

(6) My father loved me enough to demand a neat appearance, un-slothful behavior and a good attitude about myself, my life, and my family

(7) My father took time and effort to strengthen family bonds, ties, and traditions

(8) My father was a person whom I could talk to, who would listen to my troubles, understand my life, and counseled me appropriately

(9) My father loved me enough to take the time to invite me to do things with him

(10) My father was a reasonable and fair man

I am striving to be this kind of a father.

I failed miserably with my first daughter Robyn as I did not do these things and did not ask the Lord for help.

I recognize with a sad heart the consequences of not having the courage to act.

I am trying to improve and believe that my biggest area for improvement is (8) above.

I am sad that my children do not always come to me with their problems and will work on this.

I know that I can be this kind of a father if I ask the Lord for his help.

I pray that I will always remember to ask the Lord for the blessings I desire – be it his will.

I know that if I ask him he will give me these things.

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Wow.

I mean really, wow.

Dad, I know that you already know this, but I wish to express this for all the world to read:

I love you Dad with all of my heart!

Here is a portrait of a person who wanted to learn and acquire and then use Good Parenting Skills to benefit his children, his family, and ultimately the vision of the type of Fatherhood legacy he would live and leave behind.

He, like us, felt of his Parental weaknesses and of the effort and personal struggle that it would require for him to have and then live the Good Parenting Skills needed to make a difference in our lives.

Let me tell you, as my father’s child, that he succeeded beyond his wildest dreams.

And that is why this Good Parenting Skills page is placed within the Parenting Fun section of this website.

My father worked hard but had a blast realizing his goals and dreams for his personal vision of his Fatherhood. We became a happy and loving family after having looked into the valley of parental divorce and family dissolution, and then choosing a better way.

So no matter the condition of your Parenthood or Family circumstances, Good Parenting Skills can be learned and used to better your children, your family and yourself.

You can do it.

You must do it.

Family and personal happiness lies in the middle of this road, and there are no shortcuts to getting there.

Take some time to write down your personal vision for your desired parental legacy and contributions, then set the goals and make the time to work and love and turn your parental vision into a reality!

And please don’t forget to enjoy and have fun every step along the way.

Good Parenting Skills Can Be Taught And Learned, And Studies Show That Parents Who Learn Good Parenting Skills Make A Positive Difference In The Development Of Their Children Who Benefit The Most!

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