My regular followers will know that I am biased when it comes to all things ‘therapy’, so when it comes to parenting and raising children, I am always going to be an advocate for it.
In a previous episode titled, “Spare the rod, spoil the child’, we discussed in length the long term negative effect’s and consequences of physically disciplining our children. There are enough studies and personal testimonies that can pretty much conclude that it’s probably not a good idea, but it will be a hard behaviour to shake without a changed mindset and willingness to try a different approach.
How we raise our children can be determined by our cultural values, how we were raised by our own parents/caregivers, tips we have picked up from books, youtube and other parents.
There is no set guide to parenting and I don’t necessarily believe this is a bad thing. Every child needs to be parented differently and no two parents are the same.
What most parents will agree on is that there are a certain basic needs that should be met when it comes to raising children:
- Love
- Food
- Water
- Shelter
- Education