.当好称职父母的十大原则.pdf

【社会人文】当好称职父母的十大原则（全文已译，图文并茂） /slideshow_principles_of_good_parenting/article_em.htm Slideshow: 10 Principles of Good Parenting Introduction to Healthy Parenting Raising a happy, healthy child is one of the most challenging and rewarding jobs a parent can have. Yet many of us dont approach parenting with the same focus we would use for a job. We may act on our gut reactions or just use the same parenting techniques our own parents used, whether or not these were effective parenting skills. In his book The Ten Basic Principles of Good Parenting, Laurence Steinberg, PhD, a distinguished professor of psychology at Temple University in Philadelphia, provides tips and guidelines based on some 75 years of social science research. Follow them and you can avert all sorts of child behavior problems, he says. What You Do Matters Whether its your own health behaviors or the way you treat other people, your children are learning from what you do. This is one of the most important principles, Steinberg explains. What you do makes a difference...Dont just react on the spur of the moment. Ask yourself, What do I want to accomplish, and is this likely to produce that result? You Cannot Be Too Loving It is simply not possible to spoil a child with love, Steinberg writes. What we often think of as the product of spoiling a child is never the result of showing a child too much love. It is usually the consequence of giving a child things in place of love -- things like leniency, lowered expectations, or material possessions. Be Involved in Your Childs Life Being an involved parent takes time and is hard work, and it often means rethinking and rearranging your priorities. It frequently means sacrificing what you want to do for what your child needs to do. Be there mentally as well as physically. Being involved does not mean doing a childs homework -- or correcting it. Homework is a tool for teachers to know whether the child is learning