Although the parent-child relationship has been w

Although the parent-child relationship has been w
orking smoothly for millions of years,today’s parents are quivering masses of indecision and self-doubt.Why are we so afraid of parenting?
Since the turn of the century,the birth rate in the United States has been falling.Most families now have two children,many couples don’t want children at all.As a result,few grown-ups have had experience with little brothers or sisters..These days adolescents are too busy with scheduled events or school work,or they want a job with better pay and less hassle.And so they grow up with no child care experience at all.
Today's parents refuse to look for advice from the former generation — their own parents.No,no,we want to be “better” parents than the previous generation,so why ask them?
And so we turn to experts and books
Those books are bestsellers written by doctors,nurses,child development researchers and parents.They all know the “right” way to bring up children .But most of what comes between the covers is simply accepted ideas about bringing up children.
Parents go to the experts begging for advice about sleep,feeding,toilet training and discipline,and they want the baby doctor to tell them how to bring up the baby.But most of them only know how to treat sick children,not normal kids who refuse to eat their peas.No one learns how to get a healthy baby to sleep,or what to do when a child cries,or what makes little kids smile.
Where,then,can we turn when faced with the challenge of being a parent?
We might simply look inward.If parents stay close to their kids,listen and pay attention,use common sense and stay flexible,chances are they’ll know what to do,even if they make a few mistakes along the way.
　　Being a good parent isn’t that easy,but it’s also not that hard.,Trust yourself.You know more than you think you do.

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