{"id":88,"date":"2022-02-03T16:25:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T06:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.malcher.co\/p-f\/?p=88"},"modified":"2022-02-09T16:11:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T06:11:06","slug":"parenting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malcher.co\/p-f\/parenting\/","title":{"rendered":"A note on Parenting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To raise a child well, immediate practical actions are only one part of parenting. The most critical part focuses on deeper impacts \u2013 things that will impact the type of adult the child becomes. In addition, the first three years of a child\u2019s life are the most critical, so these things need to be a focus from the child\u2019s earliest days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are six foundational traits every child needs to develop in their earliest years to help them become good adults;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Emotional security<\/li>
  2. Emotional self-confidence and self-management<\/li>
  3. Internal locus of control<\/li>
  4. Delayed gratification<\/li>
  5. Resilience<\/li>
  6. Age-appropriate thinking skills<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    For parents, developing these traits in our children is hard. But the pay-off is unambiguously enormous. Children with these traits are far more likely to grow into happy, health and successful adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It\u2019s not easy to raise kids who will become happy, healthy, successful adults. But if you have children, then you owe it to them to do the hard work to raise them well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Being a parent is hard. Being a good parent is incredibly hard. Being a bad parent is comparatively easy. You always have the easy parenting option \u2013  If your measures of success as a parent are incredibly low. Otherwise, it\u2019s important to include the six traits above in the things you focus on when trying to develop your children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    References<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The items below have been used as references in the broader piece \u2026 which remains under construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n