In child development/parenting class, my students kept urging me to give them some rules for bringing up children. These are the ones I developed. I tried to abide by them with my own children, but they will freely tell you that I certainly didn't always practice what I preached.
Being short or young does not make a child a lesser person.
Behave toward your child, and treat your child, with the same consideration and respect you would your best friend.
Never do for a child what he can do for himself.
All behavior has consequences. If at all possible, allow a child to suffer (or enjoy) the natural consequences of his behavior.
Before you punish a child, be sure it isn't your fault!
I never hurts to tell a child how you feel - positively or negatively.
Loving and spoiling are not the same. "Spoiling" is giving a child too many things, or doing for a child those things he can do for himself. "Loving" is unconditional - warts and all- just like he is.
You can give a child too much, but you can't love him too much.
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