"A strong and loving relationship with your child is your most important parenting asset in the long run. As psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner said, "Somebody's got to be crazy about that kid.That's number one. First, last, and always." Your child's cognitive, emotional, social, ethical, and even physical abilities develop in the context of that strong and loving relationship. Being a parent inevitably includes situations in which one or both of you get it wrong. What are the most powerful evidence-based tools to help you build and sustain a resilient relationship so you're best able to navigate the stormy times?"
"Self-care: Take good care of yourself. Pay attention to your own needs for sleep, good food, exercise, social support, creative self-expression, and fresh air, just as you do for your child. When you feel healthy and strong, you're best able to respond positively to everyone in your life, including your child. Growth mindset: Learn to welcome the inevitable failures and challenges along the way-both your own and your child's-as learning opportunities. That way, you and your child will come through the rough patches with deepened love and respect, ready to weather together the next storm."
A strong and loving relationship with a child is the single most important long-term parenting asset. Children's cognitive, emotional, social, ethical, and physical abilities develop within that relational context. Parents should practice self-care by attending to sleep, nutrition, exercise, social support, creative expression, and fresh air so they can respond positively. Parents should adopt a growth mindset that welcomes failures and challenges as learning opportunities for both parent and child. Mindful presence calms the parent and enables attentive caregiving. Dependability, gratitude, positivity, and modeling self-respect and respect for others sustain a resilient parent–child bond.
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