Be Your Child's Friend

You have to begin to learn to be the best friend your child could ever have if you want to be the best parent you have been aiming to be since your decision to start to procreate.

It's just a pity that some parents have not learn to see things from this perspective.But this is the exact way to view the relationship between you and your child or children from now on if you want to be successful as a parent.

Our parents' time were different from ours,and everybody must recognise this fact of life for us to make a headway in the everyday stress of parenting the young ones around us.

Now the question you may want to ask is...

Why must l be my child's friend being the parent?

The simple answer to that will be listed below for your understanding:

# It will stop your child from depending on his friend's advice especially
where the friend's advice is not the same as yours,

# The child we learn to be self-confident and be able to question adults
who may guide him aright,

# You will have the opportunity to question your child easily about their
reason for taking some actions that are somehow injurious to them from
your on understanding of the possible result and guide them appropriately,

# Your child will always feel free to let you know whatever may be worrying
him before it turns harmful and beyond control,

# It provides avenue for you to monitor the friends your child is moving with
and possible opportunity for you to get to know them and their background,

Finally....

Being your child's best friend makes for a very happy home environment and less
worry for both of you at your work place and his own school.

The reason for this...

Well...

People usually find it somehow very hard to do the things that will hurt the friends.

How about this for developing a friendly attitude towards your child and
be your child's friend?

Kayode.