Parenting is a phenomenal experience if you create it.

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Parenting Success: An Easy Approach to an Enjoyable Experience

If I had my child to raise all over again,
I’d build self-esteem first, and the house later.
I’d finger-paint more, and point the finger less.
I would do less correcting and more connecting.
I’d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
FI’d take more hikes and fly more kites.
I’d stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
I’d do more hugging and less tugging.
~Diane Loomans, from “If I Had My Child To Raise Over Again”

What a child doesn’t receive he can seldom later give.  ~P.D. James, Time to Be in Earnest

Parenting is a gift; it’s a blessing to be eternally grateful for. It is an opportunity to mold, take care of and shape the experiences and environment of another being. Parenting gives us that opportunity to make this world a better place one child at a time.

Children are the perfect form of true innocence; they are born as open as you can get to perfection. Each child is born with unique interests, abilities, skills and talents, it is our responsibility as parents to foster these uniqueness and create an environment that would allow them the opportunity to be who they were born to be and do what they were created to do. To live that life they were brought to this earth to live, making a difference.

Children Learn What They Live

 If A Child by Amanda Carter

If a child lives with criticism,
he learns to condemn.
If a child lives with hostility,
he learns to fight.
If a child lives with ridicule,
he learns to feel shy.
If a child lives with shame,
he learns to feel guilty.
If a child lives with tolerance,
he learns to be patient.
If a child lives with encouragement,
he learns confidence.
If a child lives with praise,
he learns to appreciate.
If a child lives with fairness,
he learns justice.
If a child lives with security,
he learns to have faith.
If a child lives with approval,
he learns to like himself.
If a child lives with acceptance and friendship,
he learns to find love in the world

Parenting is a fulfilling experience that so many are still trying to grasp. Channeling our energies in the right direction with accurate understanding of our roles as parents and the expectations we need to let go of, with an open Mind parenting success can be achieved and fostered daily.

Parenting by Modeling

Acceptance and Unconditional Love

Refraining from Harsh Discipline

Energy and Limitless Patience

Nutrition and Good Health Practices

Taking Responsibility for our Roles as Parents

Independence

Negating our Negative Upbringing & Implementing our Positive Upbringing

Guidance & Gratitude

Structured Schedules and a Stimulating Environment

Uniqueness of Every Child Fostered

Clarifying Boundaries through Open Communication

Creating Frequent Focused Quality Family Time

Establishing Balance in Family Life

Students of our Children

Slowing Down and Child Proofing