eight parenting skills

The eight parenting skills recommended by Galinsky (1999) include caring attitudes that parents and other caregivers should use with their charges.

                                                          
1.      making the child feel important and loved

                                                            
2.      responding to the child’s cues and clues

                                                           
3..      accepting the child for who he or she is but expecting success

                                                            
4.      promoting strong values

5.      using constructive discipline

   
6.      providing routines and rituals

7.      being involved in the child’s education

8.      being there for the child

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"The question today is not whether early experience matters, but rather how early experiences shape individual development and contribute to children's continued movement along positive pathways."

Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000