Parenting Tips
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Get answers to all of your parenting questions from
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24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Listen, talk and play with your child.
- Be warm, loving and responsive.
- Be a role model for respectful behavior and values you believe in.
- Listen to your child without judging what you hear.
- Establish rituals and routines.
- Encourage your child to keep trying when he or she fails.
- Set goals and celebrate accomplishments.
- Set boundaries that are appropriate for your child.
- Never leave your child alone or unattended.
- Get to know the people in your child’s life; coaches, relatives, friends, babysitters, ministers.
- Monitor your child’s internet use.
- Choose quality day care and stay involved.
- Be selective in your child’s television watching.
- Take care of yourself.
- Enjoy your child and have fun together!
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