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Originally Posted by mr.handsomeman
Congrats man! i can't wait to have my own kids one day. Well...I didn't read any of the posts before me so if any of this is repeated then my bad!
but yeah....let your kid grow up on their own. Let them make mistakes and fall and get scratches...it's the only way that they're going to learn. You can't completely control them....that's bad.
But before anything else.....and everything else....make sure that they know that they're loved. I mean, don't shove in their face everythign that you do for them and make them feel bad...instead....tell them that you love them. And if your kid wants to do something that may seem unordinary....but none the less safe.....let them do it! there's no shame in being yourself...
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good advice.
seriously though,
dont hold back on those hugs and kisses.
dont hold back on those "i love you"s
dont hold back on those smiles
dont hold back saying "i'm so proud of you!"
but dont hold back on discipline either. discipline shows a child that you love them and that you care enough to worry about them. get after them! :]
bring up thier confidence
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE. make it a point to do something to simple as to just sit down and talk when them. just hear what they have to say. if you guys are mad at each other. . just sit down and talk about it. i mean, you're still boss. . but at least talk it out. it helps.