The best way to raise emotionally healthy children
Here are small ways to make a big difference in their lives.
Learn how to be, not just how to do - that's what they really want us, suggestsKyle Pruett, Mr.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Nursing at the Children's Center in Yale University and the author ofAngry.
"[Parents are like] a vaccine for the infection of an unhealthy world," said Dr. Pruett. "They have the opportunity to teach children to be non-violent, to be solvers of problems, to deal with intimidation and being insulted, to make a good decision when they are acknowledged a marijuana bag. Law or false, children look at men for the code of how the world really works. They will ask, 'Is it right? What happens? What happens if you cheat? Why can not -I not wear this belly shirt until the first day of the sixth year? These are teaching moments. Try to explain the values behind your answers. "
Here are some other things that can have a huge influence on the emotional development of children, according to Dr. Pruett. And for great ways to communicate with your children, here's40 words more than 40 years old would not understand.
1 Read good books to them
Certain titles thatPeter Glassman, owner of the city of New YorkWonder books, recommend:
Half magic throughEdward wishing. In this 1954 tale, four children find a slightly worn magic piece that only serves half of a wish: a trip to a desert island lands them in a desert. "It's the book that turned to reading," said Glassman.
Very persistent copy gappers throughGeorge Saunders. This deliciously twisted allegory shows the children how much a person's actions affect others. A particular delight is the heroin of Saunders, a young woman named capable, a role model of grrrl-power for the preteen set group. "It's so pleasure for adults only for children," says Glassman.
2 Train an alliance with their mother
"When your wife says your son can not play the Xbox until he cleans his room, you might be tempted to cut him away. You must support the disciplinary action of your partner, Dr. Pruett said, because children need to know that there is a unified Front that defines the limits.
3 Develop a common passion
"I dreaded teens from the years because I knew my son would derive like all children do it," says Tony L., the CFO of a lighting company. "So when he was 12 years old, we both started taking guitar classes. I thought it was something we could do together, since the music fucks the gap of the generation. He is 18 years old now , and it's always the way we connect. "
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