{"id":1840,"date":"2015-04-02T00:22:29","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T00:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/?p=233"},"modified":"2015-01-08T00:03:44","modified_gmt":"2015-01-08T00:03:44","slug":"top-7-parenting-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2015\/04\/02\/top-7-parenting-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 7 parenting tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: normal;color: #940c16;font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;line-height: 20px;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn1.google.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRFm-tawVCSvNhsaju8KkT6mxEOajrMJI7S2zwBB9yD2vbKQHpC\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"181\" \/><\/h1>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 15px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-left: 0px;color: #333333;font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;line-height: 20px;padding: 0px\">Enhance your parent-child relationship by focusing on the following essentials:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 15px;margin-right: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-left: 0px;color: #333333;font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;line-height: 20px;padding: 0px\">\n<li>Love your child and praise them frequently so that they feel valued and wanted.<\/li>\n<li>Set clear boundaries so that your child knows where they stand.<\/li>\n<li>Provide them with clear routines and structure so that they feel safe and know what to expect.<\/li>\n<li>Be consistent in your approach so that they learn the behavior well.<\/li>\n<li>Reward your child for being good, trying hard or doing well to build their self-esteem.<\/li>\n<li>Follow through with clear consequences if they misbehave, so that they learn from their mistakes.<\/li>\n<li>Give them cuddles and affection at every opportunity so that they know they are loved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tlc.howstuffworks.com\/family\/7-top-parenting-tips1.htm\">http:\/\/tlc.howstuffworks.com\/family\/7-top-parenting-tips1.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo from <span style=\"color: #009933;font-family: arial, sans-serif;line-height: 15px;font-size: small\">myncap.org<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parenting hints.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[27,28,188,279,336,444,477],"class_list":["post-1840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-host-family-tips","tag-au-pair","tag-au-pair-in-america","tag-fredericksburg","tag-live-in-childcare","tag-parenting","tag-stafford","tag-tips"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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