Is your child a positive thinker?

According to a study, children raised with a positive outlook in life is a common trait found among good leaders of the world. They also exhibit competence and trustworthiness, as well as maintain good social skills.

According to the study, children tend to follow into their mother’s positive and negative habits and the effects of this impacts him for all of his life. The mother is the prime nurturer since they spend most of their time with the kids.

Being a positive thinker is a good skill your child can acquire and apparently, you can teach this to them by becoming a good, positive example yourself. To influence your child in a positive way you, as the parent, must be able to show them in words and deeds. Children are very perceptive and copy how their parents behave early on. If you show your child that the world is full of hope and beauty, rather than despair and danger, you are already beginning to raise that positive spirit in him.

Aside from this, you can teach your child coping mechanisms that will help him handle stress and problems in a more positive way. How so? By reframing. By putting his energy into addressing each “problems” as “challenges”. Mistakes do happen, but instead treat this mistakes as learning experiences to grow from.

A positive attitude is said to attract good fortune as well as good people and events. By influencing your child early into thinking this, he grows into a happy, wonderful human being.

There’s a lot of changes when your infant finally becomes a toddler. His unfamiliar desires, needs and abilities suddenly makes you feel anxious. The following insights will somehow make you understand what your toddler would really like you to know.

• I Know how!

Whether it’s pouring her cereals, fixing her bed or doing a dozen daily tasks, your toddler wants you to understand that she can do it by herself. After she mastered walking, her sense of competence and autonomy was developed. So if she says “Mama I can do it”,  let her do it! It teaches them to be responsible

• Limitations

Toddlers are easily overwhelmed by new situations, so they need a structure “every single day”. You need to be consistent with what they can and cannot do. But make sure that you’ve explained clearly to them why they’re not aloud to do some things.

• Picky eater

It’s normal for your toddler to be choosy with food. But make sure that she eats a couple of items from each food group, and she’ll be fine. Let her enjoy eating her favorite dish. Do not force your child to eat something that she doesn’t like.

• Never get tired of answering

At this stage, toddlers will develop their communicating skills. They will start asking, Why is the sky blue?, Why is your dress red? or Why do I need to eat that? Don’t get tired of answering their questions because It’s all new to her. She’s curious with a lot of things, so be patient.

• Wild imagination

Your child’s imaginations soar, so does her fear, anxieties and nightmare. Don’t belittle them and don’t take for granted their feelings. If your child says “There is a monster inside the closet!” this is because of her imagination. It’s your responsibility to talk to her. Teaching your child how to pray will help her a lot.

These are just few points that you need to know as a parent. Learning to understand your toddler seems hard. But with great determination you’ll surely enjoy every moment with your precious child.

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