There are no perfect children as there are no perfect parents. The role of every parent is to understand the child and bring him or her up accordingly. Parenting never ends. Some grown up people still need parenting counsel. Every growing person needs elderly and discerning words of wisdom. Subordinates at work are as children to their bosses. Every badly behaved child should be corrected by any adult present at the scene. Until at death, every responsible adult needs parenting information updates. The concluding words are: "since parenting never ends, resources as this should be made available to concerned and responsible adults". Development of a whole child starts from the womb. The way babies hold the breast and suckle, look at their mother's faces, and cry reveal a lot about their personalities. Observant mothers read through the clear eyes and understand the stories they tell. The way they crawl, stand, toddle and what catch their interest are worthy of note. As babies are miniature adults, they also have the tendency to develop positive or negative characters. With keen interest in discovering the child, parents can observe their strengths and weaknesses early and use to develop them in the right direction. A whole child is that child that is properly brought up by the parents and other team members to have adequate information to solve problems in every area of life. Success is enhanced through the complementary efforts of parents and teachers. Most people dislike to read volumes of resources, even when they contain useful information. For this reason, this hand book is made convenient for parents to read and obtain information for daily use. More volumes will be added gradually to provide parenting hints for interested parents.BOOK EXCERPTS: This book has hints on parenting infants and young children. The contents are general issues that can sometimes be taken for granted. Unfortunately, these overlooked issues are critical in the development of infants and young children. This is the most important level of parenting because parenting season is early and the foundation determines the follow up phases and their successes. Parents must be alert to assist in vision, speech, movements and thought orientation of the infant. It is worthy of note that though babies have their innate abilities, they still should be guided aright. This is the best age to mold them straight. Parental involvements should be based on understanding and acquiring knowledge of children's inclination, needs and expectations, to avoid leading them to confusion. Sometimes parents have to regress to the level of children as listed below to understand their parenting needs: -Playing games with them and providing variety of educative toys to use in discovering them;-Reading books for them, watching learning videos with them, and visiting places with them to develop creative and critical thinking abilities;-Spending time with them to help them to plan and organize their time; -Engaging in discussions with the bigger children to help discover them through questions and answer sessions;Spending quality time with infants and young children helps to establish good and strong foundation that will veer them off negative behaviors that will ruin their chances in future. Every minute spent to develop a child positively is rewarding and precious. A mistake made in a minute of a parents' absence can cause a generation to correct. It is worthy to enrich most parent's-children's interactions with priceless values. Parents should note negative behaviour in children and correct them promptly. Children practice what they experience at home. Modelling good character is more effective than teaching alone. Showing love develops children with kind and human heart to others; even to care for parents at old age. Teach communication and problem solving skills to make them socially accepted by friends and others and also to be effective as leaders --
About the Author: Margaret Udoh is the Founder of Youth Reformation and Awareness Centre (YRAC) in Nigeria. This organization is an NGO, through which lives have been impacted positively. She establishes literacy clubs in schools to inculcate every requirement for a holistically educated child. She has a publishing house (YRAC Publishing) for children and family books. Margaret Udoh has authored some family and self-development books and manuals. She has granted some interviews to National and International Television stations, Radio Stations and some newspapers and magazines. She also writes into journals, internet blogs and site. She is an Education Consultant for some schools in Nigeria. She assists the Schools' Management Committees in curriculum development, building of school calendar and schedules of termly activities. YRAC has a formidable team that can close any developmental gap in children. For schools, they provide Training workshops for teachers which equip them with the necessary skills for the 21st century classroom success. She gives awareness lectures to parents on issues that harmonize homes and schools, particularly on types of parental involvement and levels and how to create literacy friendly homes. In her younger days as a parent, she was always elected as the president or vice of Parents-Teachers Association (PTA) of her children's schools. She has genuine interest and love for children's well-being. This passion led to the establishment of Youth Reformation and Awareness Centre. She organizes weekends and holiday programs for families and children in self- development areas. For academic and behaviour challenges in children, Margaret and her team track and discover the roots by getting the total information of the child's background. For this reason, YRAC children's form is comprehensive, covering information of all areas from birth to date. Parental development activities are inclusive for continuity and feedback. Children should not be made literate for illiterate home environment. YRAC team organizes seminars, workshops and interactive forums for parents. In these audiences, parents are exposed to information from coaching and experiences shared by experts and colleagues. Children are invited to some forums. Margaret coordinates National Council of Child Rights Advocates of Nigeria (NACCRAN) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nigeria. Sensitizing children on their rights will raise child better leaders and followers in Nigeria.