Unlearning habits to make parenting fun
Old habits die hard. We, as parents, forget to unlearn several life lessons. But is it really important to unlearn teachings we learnt the hard way? And how much of unlearning can parents do? The answer lies within us. The key is to have an open-mind and adapt to the situation. Some ways of parenting might work for some, while entirely the opposite might be the trick. Have you unlearned yet that… …you can’t tell your child that you will tell them about sex when they grow up? You have to answer them truthfully, giving as much information as they can digest at a given age. Whether they ask you at the tender age of six or at the impressionable age of ten, pitch in before someone else does. Because someone will, it’s not that generation where a look or two will shut the question away. And if you lie now, chances are you might lose their trust later. …your every act is observed keenly by your little angel? Every time you see your rock star dude doing something wrong, caution ...