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Parents should respect their children more

Respect for your child is what produces a good sense of self and a positive, proactive mindset. Experts say that while children enjoy respect, they also develop self-esteem. With self-esteem, children can grow in self-improvement and self-reliance. We can respect adults because we are all on an equal footing. We have difficulty respecting children mainly because we are not on the same level as them. It is always a habit to look down on children from above, so, naturally, such a dialogue is difficult to be equal. In fact, children are not inferior to us except for their height, and the distance in height cannot be a "stumbling block" for respecting children. Why not respect our children as much as we respect adults?

By Holly D SalterPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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Parents should respect their children more
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  1. Respect your child's personality

  A child is an independent "person" with thoughts, opinions, needs, and emotions. Therefore, we have to face his existence, understand his wishes, affirm his efforts, appreciate his achievements, and give him his legal rights. Even if your child's ideas conflict with yours, we should respect his individuality and not force him to make decisions for us. Even if your child's choice ends up being wrong, it is better for him than if you choose for him; at least he has tried and understands deeply what was wrong with his choice. This kind of respect is very beneficial for the child to build a sound and thus perfect personality.

  2. Respect your child's emotions

  From an adult's point of view, a child may feel that certain emotions are incomprehensible, such as crying for no reason or being overly excited. If you look at adults from the child's point of view, they are often unreasonable - why do I have to learn this and that? Why not let me do what I like to do? The two are contradictory, but not impossible to unify. As long as you understand that children's emotions are different from those of adults, you will not go against the objective law and force your child to think the same way as you do. The fact is that you will not only not force it, but you will often stand in your child's shoes, understand their likes and dislikes, and touch the pulse of their changing emotions.

  3. Respect your child's needs

  Children's needs are expressed in many ways, such as learning, interaction, material, and emotional. As long as the child's needs are reasonable, the parents should try to meet them, especially the emotional needs. For example, if a child wants his or her parents to sit down and share some kind of happiness with him or her, then the parents should not make excuses to put it off, no matter what they have to do. However, for some material needs, you can try to let the child through the efforts to achieve, so that he will cherish the hard-won things.

  4. Respect your child's hobbies

  Every child has their hobbies, no matter what they are, as long as they are legitimate, parents should give encouragement and support. The hobby of your child is not to make a living from it when he grows up, but to cultivate his dedication to a certain thing, a thought to pursue, a belief that he wants to do something and can do it well, and a habit to seek pleasure in life from his hobby. A child's life will benefit from having his hobbies and interests.

  5. Respect your child's creativity

  I often hear parents complain, "Why is this child so disobedient? He has to turn good things into waste." ...... Do you know that complaints like this are likely to kill a genius? Many psychologists have pointed out that creative children are generally disobedient and untamed, so life should be more tolerant of children's "disobedience" and "mischief", his different, innovative, and sudden ideas to encourage because this can Protect your child's imagination and stimulate his creativity.

  6. Dare to admit mistakes to your child

  Admitting mistakes to children is a difficult thing for parents to say. Many parents will not do so even if they know they have done something wrong. This is because, in their minds, children are weak and dependent, and are not equal to adults. If you put your child in such a position, then it is empty talk to talk about respect. Some fathers also think that admitting their mistakes to their children will destroy their image in their children's minds - how can they admit their mistakes when they have the dignity of the father's way? A father admitting his fault to his child does not affect his image. If you can say 'I'm sorry to your child, it can help build your child's self-esteem, while developing the habit of respecting people.

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