Positive self-image is one of the greatest gifts any parent can bestow and and a key to successful child's living:-
- Help your child remember the good times in the bad times.
- Be quick to forgive.
- Tell your child the truth - always say what you mean and mean what you say.
- No matter how busy everyone gets, find time to eat meals together as a family on a regular basis.
- If you want to take some credit for your child's success, be willing to take part of the blame for his failures.
- Sometimes on a special occasion, give your child a gift certificate and let him pick out his own present.
- Don't presume your child will follow in your footsteps.
- Show your child how you budget your income and save for "big-ticket" items.
- Establish a curfew. There will be times when your child will welcome an excuse to get home "on time".
- Stop calling them kids when they are teenagers.
- Don't try to pick your child's career. Encourage and support your child's choice.
- Be on your best behaviour when your child is trying to impress someone.
- Don't expect your child to solve your problems.
- Make it comfortable for your child to have friends over.