Pittman Parenting Parental Philophosy

I'm not raising a child to remain a child. I'm raising them to become the best adult/person they can be. Childhood ends but adulthood never does. Childhood is a time for fun and learning together. You don't have to choose between having a happy child or a well-behaved child. You can have a happy AND well-behaved child.

All children are brilliant, and strive to be their best when given the expectations and the tools/drive to meet them. Once a child understands that the parent is in charge and listen to their parents/caregiver without arguing, they respect you and with respect comes trust (trust becomes most important during adolescent years). Children who have a parent in charge will be the happiest and most confident knowing they're safe because "mom and dad will take care of me". Children without structure in the home are the children who throw the most tantrums and are the unhappiest because they feel unsafe, unstable and insecure in their home.

Inclusive to their natural strengths and interests, these guidelines result in a well-mannered, confident, happy, structured, respectful, independent, logical, self-sufficient, and self-controlled person who has respect for the law, can problem solve, and keep calm during challenges. They will know themselves well and will be able to communicate with little to no effort. They will understand that we're human and we all make mistakes and that's ok as long as we learn from our mistakes and understand that the only person we need to be better than is the person we were yesterday.

You will have a strong sense of trust with your child as they become older and will trust you (out of the respect you've built) to confide in when they have problems. As they get older and more mature they will see why you did what you did, appreciate you for making them strong and understand you always had their best at heart.

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