10 Parenting Tips- How to be a role model

Here are the 10 parenting tips on how to be a role model for your children :

1. Befriend your children but make them aware of the fact that you are parents and they are your children. Do give them freedom and choices, but with this they should not forget about their responsibilities towards their elders. Like they have to greet whenever they meet you in the morning and while coming back home and while going to bed, they should share everything with everyone around, they should not argue with others and especially elders, and the list never ends.

2. Teach them how to adjust to each and every situation and circumstances they come across with. This adaptability will make them both mentally and physically stronger.

3. Your children should be committed towards their families and this all depends on you, how you teach them to remain committed in whatever relationship they get into.

4. Integrity, honesty and kindness are the right keys to make your child a good human being. But do not make him too good to survive in this corrupt world. Here, I do not mean that teach wrong habits to your child, instead make him aware of the polluted minds surrounding him all the time, how he has to tackle such people and how to protect himself from them.

5. Instill complete faith in the existence of God in your child. This will make your child live his life according to the laws of nature made by God.

6. Make your child a lover of nature- do not let him pluck flowers or create pollution in the environment in which he has to breathe. Teach him to keep his surroundings clean and not to ignore his own cleanliness. Both the body and soul should be filtered from germs and evil thoughts, respectively.

7. The right word for discipline is LOVE. Yes, you got me right. If you want your child to live a disciplined life then please, never impose anything over him as this will snub his self-confidence forever. Rather, give your child a selfless and boundless love that will never even make him think of betraying you. So, this is the right way to create discipline in your child.

8. If ever your child goes wrong at some point, then instead of punishing him make him realize that you both are upset with him. Do not talk to him much the way you normally do, just answer in short whatever he asks you about. If you won't even reply to his question, then this will in turn make him angry and against you. He will not be able to realize his mistake. If you won't talk to him normally, then he will think that he has really hurt you and he should correct it. But in some respects, you should be strict like there should be a fixed time for going to bed at night, waking up early in the morning and eating meals at the right time. These things will prove to be a boon for his life later on.

9. Never spread negative vibes to your child even if is wrong somewhere. Give him a constructive criticism which will make him more refined instead of crushing his self-confidence. A child can bear anything but not his parents' ignorance.

10. Do not spoil your child by buying him all the cheap or expensive materialistic things he asks for. Instead give him some good company by taking him outdoors or getting him involved in some creative or learning activity. You can also ask him to join you in your household chores making it more enjoyable and then playing together.