Do you ever have those days when you feel like you’re just not that good of a parent? How can we appropriately measure the success of a parent? If it seems like a daunting task, you wouldn’t be incorrect. In his new article, Daniel Wong lays out the top 12 skills that all of those seemingly perfect parents possess. It covers topics such as teaching your child how to be less selfish, putting more positivity in the world, helping them become independent. Now that you have the tools, it is time to take some action!

Key Takeaways:

• Many parents want to be good parents and have good parenting skills but it is often confusing to know how because there are lots of contradictory theories.
• The more a child gets scolded, the more he repeats his or her bad behavior because he begins to believe that he or she is a bad child.
• Because most of us are self-centered, it is interesting that Lara Aknin from her research states that children are happier when they give to others.

“Yale University psychology professor Alan Kazdin explains that parents should be intentional about focusing more on their children’s positive behaviour than on their negative behaviour.[1]”

Read more: https://www.daniel-wong.com/2018/01/08/good-parenting-skills/