10 Parenting Tips

1. Don't spoil me
I know quite well that i ought not to have all i ask for - i am only testing you

2. Don't be afraid to be firm with me
I prefer that; it makes me feel secure

3. Don't let me form bad habits
I rely on you to see them when i'm young

4. Don't make me feel smaller than I am
It only makes me behave stupidly 'big'

5. Don't correct me in front of people if you can help it
I take much more notice if you are quiet with me

6. Don't make me feel that my mistakes are sins
It upsets my sense of values

7. Don't always protect me from consequences
I need to learn the painful way sometimes

8. Don't be upset when i say 'i hate you'
Sometimes it isn't you i hate but your power that stops me

9. Don't take too much notice of my minor illness
Sometimes it gets me the attention i need

10. Don't nag
If you do i will protect myself by appearing deaf

10th August 2024