A precise recipe for raising successful children doesn’t exist. However, many psychologists point to a handful of factors that can predict success. Would you be surprised to find out that much of it depends on the parents? Here are their pieces of advice.
Make your child do the chores
If children aren’t doing the dishes, then someone else is doing that for them. But why should anyone do their dishes if they are old enough to do it by themselves? If they are not doing the chores, then they are not learning that work has to be done and that each one of us must contribute in the house.Teach your child social skills
Have high expectations
Parents should have a healthy relationship with each other
Robert Hughes Jr stated that some studies have found that children in nonconflictual single-parent families feel better than children in conflictual two-parent households. He also said that the conflict between parents before divorce affects children negatively.
Furthermore, post-divorce conflicts have a strong influence on children’s adjustment.
Research has also shown that people who have experienced the divorce of their parents as children still remember the emotions they used to have even ten years later.
You should develop a quality relationship with your children
Don’t be too nervous!
Did you know that if a parent is exhausted or frustrated, that emotional state of mind could transfer to the kids? This is called emotional contagion, a phenomenon where people “catch” feelings from one another. So, if your friend/parent is happy, that will infect you. Likewise, if he’s sad, that will also be transferred to you.