Recognize and regulate their own feelings and behaviors before they respond to the child. Recognize that parenting can be stressful and missteps are a natural part of child- rearing.Permission is granted to the purchaser of this handout for the sole purpose of reproduction and dissemination to their staff or parents participating in their program for their personal use only.
9 ways parents can support their child’s capacity to love, trust, explore and learn—the foundation to positive life outcomes. Recognize and regulate their own feelings and behaviors before they respond to the child. Understand or imagine the child’s point of view, especially during challenging moments. Recognize and celebrate the child’s strengths, abilities, and capacity to learn and develop. Provide consistent, age- appropriate guidelines and limits for child behavior. Work toward a balance of meeting parental needs and child needs. Respond with interest and sensitivity to the child’s cues. Recognize that parenting can be stressful and missteps are a natural part of child- rearing. Positive Parenting Quick Guide Parents are brain builders. During the early years of a child’s life, brain development is unfolding rapidly—with 1 million neural connections per second being formed—this means that children’s early experiences and early relationships matter. And they matter a lot. Parents’ care and the interactions they share with their children, from every twinkle, twinkle to every diaper change, help young children grow, learn, and develop. Positive Parenting is all about making child-rearing choices that reflect parents’ beliefs and values and take into account a child’s age, stage, and temperament. Responding to children’s cues and behavior with empathy and responding to meet their needs nurtures the development of a child who feels confident, competent, and cherished. Positive Parenting also recognizes that parenting isn’t easy: all parents need and deserve support. Get the complete Positive Parenting Quick Guide at zerotothree.org/positiveparenting Copyright © 2018 ZERO TO THREE All rights reserved. Delight in moments of connection with the child; Seek help, support or additional information on parenting when needed. Positive ParentingPermission is granted to the purchaser of this poster for the sole purpose of reproduction and dissemination to their staff or parents participating in their program for their personal use only.