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Ten Commandments of Successful Parenting
TEN COMMANDMENTS OF SUCCESSFUL PARENTING!
From CARING PARENTS: A Guide to Successful Parenting
A book, in progress, by Herbert Jay Rosenfield, ACSW, LCSW, BCD
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- You shall raise your child, firstly, as a ‘human being’ and, secondly, as a ‘boy’ or ‘girl’!
- You shall build your child’s self-esteem -- through appropriate praise, attention, and encouragement
- You shall give your child gradual independence -- through appropriate opportunities for growth, exploration, and experimentation!
- You shall give your child comfortable boundaries – by age-appropriate limits which are clearly state and consistently applied!
- You shall give your child an understanding of his feelings -- through opportunities and assistance to express his own feelings verbally!
- You shall teach you child healthy attitudes and factual information about ‘human sexuality’ in an age-appropriate and sensitive manner!
- You shall teach your child to be responsible to others beyond himself -- by age-appropriate opportunities to be a contributing member of the family!
- You shall demonstrate respect for your child by the manner in which you act to and speak to her!
- You shall assist your child to attain a ‘balanced lifestyle’ by exposure to and encouragement to participate in a variety of interest areas and activities!
- You shall teach you child how to behave by your own ‘role-modeling’, communicating positive expectations by example!
© Herbert Jay Rosenfield 1985, 1993, 2000, 2007
PARALLELS BETWEEN HEALTH ENVIRONMENTS
I recently have observed that there are significant parallels between the five different paradigms I have learned or created and I have shared with clients to help define “healthy settings” and “healthy behaviors” in parenting, self-esteem development, friendship and love relationships, employment settings, and in stress-reduction interventions. Perhaps I shouldn’t have been so surprised, since we human beings have certain needs that we deserve to have met, regardless of the setting or the nature of the relationship.
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Herb Rosenfield, LCSW
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