Understand your child’s developmental milestones. Each year for the under-six child represents more dramatic growth than at any period of his life – with its characteristic emotional disturbance that represents a crisis of inner growth. If you know that children really do go through "stages," with every other year being a "good" one, you'll feel more relaxed about your child and the job you're doing as a mother.
When your child is about two-and-a-half, be on the look-out for tricky behavior. You'll get relative peacefulness when he's age three. From three-and-a-half to four, the going's not so smooth again. But it is at six years that he will really try your patience.
How you handle these growth stages can have a lifelong effect on your relationship with your children and on their emotional growth. When you know what to expect during these stages, you can help your child pass smoothly through them. Discover those techniques which would work best for your unique child. The kind of nurturing he will get during these early years is crucial in terms of development; for these are the years he is learning how to live "in the land of the giants."
A child's development is affected not only by a unique constitution at birth through heredity but also by his environment. Deal with your child calmly and unhurriedly for happier mother-child relationships. And don't demand perfection of yourself or of your child.
Have realistic expectations.
The pre-schooler lacks the knowledge to understand the consequences of his words and actions for he's not a little adult. Expect your child to act like a child. He's not being malicious, if he's broken the ceramic ornament you'd forgotten to put out of his reach. Toddlers usually make a mess if given only half the chance. Be patient and understand it's useless demanding behavior that is beyond your child's ability to do. Your child is unfolding like a flower into the world.
You can only encourage but not hasten the process. Accept the limitations and you can delight in his development.
There is also the need for you to understand that children would inevitably change your lifestyle and you're no longer a free agent. Even when you have nanny, bringing up a pre-schooler will make demands that you, perhaps, have never envisioned. If you must take the toddler to market with you, keep the trip short. In that way, he'll be easier to manage and you'll both be less exhausted. When eating out with him, choose the restaurant with care as it would be a bother. It would be unreasonable for you to expect a toddler to sit quietly where the service is bad.
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