What advice would you give someone about bringing up their child?

It can be anything from the littlest thing to the biggest thing. Tell me your opinions and advice on bringing up a child (preferably at a toddler age). Thanks!What advice would you give someone about bringing up their child?
People are all different, The way you think is right will be completely different to what someone else thinks is right. The advice I would give would be that however angry you get never put your child down, don't call him or her stupid etc, always be encouraging when your child learns/wants to learn new things.





The best thing you can give your child in the world is Love.





Everyone has the ability to be a good Mum and as long as you show your child love and support throughout their lives you would have succeeded.What advice would you give someone about bringing up their child?
let your yes mean yes and your no mean no.start now and you should not have to deal with a little monster.i have two kids 11%26amp;9 because i spanked them when they were small now for the most part i don't have to.every once in awail i do but they know how to act around people,and they respect others too.if your husban or baby's daddy is with you make sure you two show a united front even you you disagery don't show it i front of the child.kids are not dumb they pick-up on things like that and will use it.also make reading importand spend the time to read to them and let the try to read to you it is time well spent and a chance to bond with your child. good luck,have fun,be safe.
Bringing up a child, despite what many say, can not be learned from a book or a CD that you pop into the CD player. Hey, my parents didn't have books or Cd's, hell, they wouldn't have been able to afford them even if they were around. I tried to read Dr. Spook, Spark, whatever his name was, back in 77 when I first became pregnant with my first daughter, and even though I was only 15, the crap he wrote, well, lets just say it did not fit my agenda. Bring a child up right in the way you want them to perceive their surroundings and the world, children learn from you the parent, everything, good and bad, which is the way a child should be taught, the right things to do and say and the wrong things not to do and say. Example and your heart-filled love and understanding, with this you should not go wrong - listening to others and their stories, well, you pick and choose which you prefer, but in all love has a lot to do with it - hand this out freely and you will have a wonderful person on your hands, for life. God Bless.
I agree with daisy. Also no sippy cups, real (plastic) cups, no pull ups, they don't help much with ';training';, teach him/her that when you say no, you mean no, not maybe. Don't negotiate with child before 5 or 6 or 7. You are the authority figure, you do indeed know what's best. Play with them a lot, hold them a lot, read a lot.
whatever you want,its your kid.thats what i say when asked.and i also tell people to ignore those other parents who try to tell you how to raise your kids.
Have a stance. Kids need direction, and you can't provide that if you have no particular views on anything. They won't learn appropriate ways of arguing or defending their position if they don't see you doing it. Then there's their moral upbringing. I personally would rather my daughter learns her morals from me, rather than her peer group! They need to learn which values are ';musts'; and which will be negotiable. For example, I could accept my daughter growing up to be a right wing voter (her dad and I are greens) but promiscuious or any other skanky behaviour is not in the least bit negotiable! I think ';agreeing to disagree'; is a good thing for kids to learn too.
time and love - give him lots of hugs, tell him you love him, praise him when he is good, give him lots of time playing, reading with him, talking to him, all this is important - please dont just sit him in front of a dvd watching childrens tv alone - enjoy your time with this child - it goes far to quick and you dont get these times back - good luck
Try to cultivate reading habit, give some colourful books to play.
Talk to them like little adults....explain everything properly...don't lie....they learn SO much so quickly before the age of 7. Those early years are their formative ones..the years before they are 7 are the ones which decide who they will be and how they feel about themselves for the rest of their lives...spend time with them...stay at home and be there for them....the years fly by and you will never again get the chance to be at home with that baby.
Love them! Give them lots of attention and spend time with them! Start discipline early, because too often people don't get a grip until the child is so set in their way that it's very difficult to correct bad behavior. Teach them to respect others, too many kids are disrespectful to their teachers and other adults. If your child feels loved and can respect others, they will turn out just fine!
to always put there child first
dont restrict your child from everything, give them some freedom and space. Teach them a understanding of things around them so they are knowledgeable about them and know what to do, and most importantly, give them fair disciplines rather then over the top.





And for the parent, dont forget what it was like to be a teen. Alot of parents do, and that makes it alot harder to understand teenagers, cos they forget what it was like themselves.
be patient, everything is about patience. Raising a child is not an exact science but if you have patience you can manage just about anything.
Don't shame them. Don't use negative criticism. Don't let them have their way because you are really tired, if the answer should be no make it a firm no. If you blow it, apologize to your child and explain why you were wrong.


Encourage them to problem solve and think for themselves.


Instill a love for learning in them.


When you feel like choking them look at the humor in the situation so you can cope.


Love their faces off you can't spoil them by loving them too much.


Kids are spoiled by of lack of limits and overindulgence not love.


Never tell them they are bad, stupid, etc.


If they say or do something bad, tell them it is a bad thing to say or do. That way they know the behavior was bad, but don't see themselves as bad.


If you choose to spank them do it on their bottoms only, don't slap faces or mouths it is humiliating and shows them your lack of self control. Spank or don't spank for an offense, the correction should be consistent every time. Really decide what is a spanking offense and what isn't. Spank them before you get mad not after letting them push you there.


If you have a short fuse and can't do that, don't use spanking as an option.


If you scream pretty soon they will tune that out as well so don't yell and carry on. Remember who is or should be in control. Again if you blow it, apologize, they really need to know its you, not them.