Those who truly understand what happiness is and how it develops are the best guides and parents of little angels on earth that we call children. Raising happy kids is a solemn responsibility and takes a lot of love and care with the right attitude projected to the little darlings.

Kids brought up in a healthy and fun-filled environment tend to be naturally happy. It is what they see, that they perceive. The cordial relationship and warmth amongst family members, respect for elders and most importantly the language spoken amongst them is something that the child notes without being told about. The more positive attitude depicted at home, that much more it imbibes in the kid in a progressive manner.

All kids have a unique quality of doing things their own way. It is up to parents to make them feel worthwhile and appreciate and value their efforts in a constructive manner. Kids beam with self confidence and learn to appreciate the good that they have done. This helps in fostering self esteem and trust in themselves.

Similarly, when they do something wrong, instead of reprimanding them with punishments, it is more advisable to make them reason about the folly on their part. This concept is a tried tested one and builds the reasoning of right over wrong in kids and helps them to grow into happy adults. All kids make mistakes but to properly channel them is the art of raising happy kids.

Kids thrive when they are taught to have an optimistic and positive attitude in life. They are a joy to the beholder with their sunny demeanor and enjoyment of life to its fullest. They learn to appreciate the excitement and flair of anticipating the future with an encouraging approach.

Kids are bubbles of energy and are born with a carefree broad outlook of life. Their energies should be nurtured to enjoy the simple things of life which are so important for their upbringing. It’s true that we need to guide them but merely overemphasizing on a single activity rather than an overall development regime for the kid doesn’t help much. Their abilities should be reared instead of burdening them with our own manifestations of accomplishments. To be able to judge a child’s natural talent and passion in something that he desires to do, and to honor it with enthusiasm too, is a very big step towards a child’s happiness.

The most important thing for kids is the teaching of gratitude in life. Kids who learn this trait enjoy the wonderful experiences of giving wholeheartedly without expectations. The art of sharing with someone else enhances the values of self worth and plentitude in them.

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John F. Kennedy once remarked, “The world is very different now…” No truer words have been said when describing the turbulent society that we live in. It used to be that when t.v. programming dealt with controversial subjects, such as pre-marital sex, drugs, or pornography, that particular show received the label of it being “a very special episode.” That left it up to the parent to decide if it was okay for his baby to watch. With sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll being so easily accessed, “very special episodes” seem very antiquated. The Internet has simultaneously resurrected today’s society from the Stone Age, as well as buried its past innocence and family values. I have heard people say that they would not want to raise children in this day and age. Everyone seems to think of their childhood days as being the best. With so much wickedness and depravity lurking about, the question remains: How can a parent go about raising positive children?

1. Allow your positive attributes to be seen by your kids.

In other words, if you want a child who is positive, you make sure that you have a positive attitude and outlook on life.Let’s face it. When a child is born, the first person he sees is his parent. And no matter how old and mature the child becomes, and no matter who all becomes apart of his life, he will always remember his parents in whatever way they allowed themselves to be portrayed. If you as a parent are always in a constant state of agitation and angst about something or another, he will see that and subconsciously take on those same tendencies. Learn to see the glass as half full in situations. If your baby comes home with a less than stellar report card, point out his victories. If he did poorly in Science, yet he aced Geometry with lightening speed, say something like, “You always do so well in Geometry. I am so proud of you. Those science teachers had better watch out. It’ll be no time before you knock Science out of the park, just like you do Geometry. I am so excited for you. I am looking forward to your first Science honor roll award”!

2. You become the parental control.

Gone are the days of I Love Lucy, Leave It To Beaver—even 21 Jumpstreet (Johnny Depp’s first television gig.) Yes, back then, the only thing a parent had to worry about when dealing with the negative effects too much television watching could have on a child was blurred vision from sitting to close to the screen. Now, with the age of the Internet, the iPhone and iPad, a child doesn’t even have to be in the house to get into trouble. Parents, as legal guardians, you have the right—with all audacity attached to it—to check out every piece of media outlet that your child has access to, like Facebook, Youtube, Internet, iPhone, cell phone, even old antiquated and dilapidated CD head phone set. Whatever information that goes in through the ear-gate and eye-gate can determine what type of thought pattern your child carries through life. Ted Bundy, one of the world’s most depraved serial killers got started by becoming fascinated with pornography. The more numb he became to it, the more he wanted, until still pictures weren’t enough to satisfy his craving. He went on to kill prostitutes to get his rocks off, so to speak. The next time you want to think about giving your child his space to grow, think about Bundy–and check his Facebook page.

3. Bless him and feed and build his confidence so no one else can tear it down.

If you are reading this, and you don’t have any kids yet; or your baby is really just a baby, remember to tell him how wonderful he is, even after he poops, pees and spits up all at once. Let him know how wonderful you think he is by encouraging him whenever he even looks like he is down in the dumps. Bless him with prayer and gentle touching. Speak life-giving words of love, encouragement and life to him. No, don’t smother him, but make sure that he (or she) knows that there isn’t a greater child that God could have blessed you with, and that you are so proud to be his parent. No other son could be greater than the one you have now—except for the Son of God Himself, of course. Doing this will make sure that he doesn’t run to the first pair of inappropriate arms that are opened wide to him. This will also help carry on the line of beautiful positive people from generation to generation. Sort of like passing the blessing on.

4. Don’t forget to discipline.

After all that was written above, you are probably wondering ‘how’ and ‘why’ discipline? Wouldn’t that play a part in tearing down your baby’s confidence? No, actually, it’s when a parent negates to discipline when the child gets into some of his biggest trouble. No need to bring out the bull whip, but boundaries should be implemented, and when those boundaries are violated, consequences should occur. If there are consequences for keeping the car out past curfew, enforce those consequences. This will not only teach your baby respect for boundaries, but it will teach him to have respect for authority, which will also help keep him out of trouble—which always plays a part in raising a positive child.

5. Teach your kids about sex—and that being a virgin is a great thing to be.

Sex is everywhere. Just because sex is everywhere, doesn’t mean it has to be in your house with your child. Talk to your baby about sex. Let him know that you expect him to wait for marriage before he is sexually active. You could go about it two ways: If you are married, don’t be afraid to use you and your husband or wife as an example of why it is good to wait. Shared mutual love, marriage vows, married people bring in more money, etc. If you are single and struggling to make ends meet, use that as a reason for him to wait. Show him the electric bill, the phone bill—his cell phone bill! Tell him that it is hard for a single person to make it alone, let alone have children in the mix. Also point out that being a virgin is a special honor. As one person put it, he being a virgin means that if he wanted to, he could always be like his non-virgin friends with one single act; however, his friends could never become what he is now, ever again. Simply put, it is an honor to remain a virgin until God sends him his wife.

Parents, remember that even in this crazy world that we live in, a parent can go about raising positive children, without losing his mind. And that is a positive thing!

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