Positive Parenting: The Importance of Pushing the Child Positively

Raising a child with learning disabilities, especially for new parents, can be challenging. Patience and dedication are a must, but consistent follow-up and positive reinforcement reveals positive results. Positive parenting can work wonders, not only does it enhance your child's progress, but it also strengthens your relationship.

It is not advisable to give a child with learning disability "negative points" especially if the offences are not clear to them, according to Washington Parent. Once of the examples cited by the website is giving the child with ADHD a negative point, or a punishment just because he can't keep still, or he's too noisy. Giving him these negative credits will make him feel like he's a bad person thus, he received such punishment.

It is important to show compassion in addressing the child's learning disability. Giving out demerits or punishment may tend to bring out the child's nonconforming behavior, instead of a positive result. Recognizing the child's disability and understanding his/her hardships is one of the best ways in molding the child.

Build a personal connection

Bulding a personal connction towards the child to establish a trust-filled environment. Make sure to constantly communicate with the child and take the time to ask about his/her day. Small consistent gestures and acts of kindness can have positive long-term effects.

Giving out rewards and incentives

Giving out a reward and complements can be a great way in motivating the child. Not only does it give the child a motivation to do their best, it also makes them feel like they've accomplished something big upon receiving the reward.

Push for Encouragement

Praise the child often and speak world filled with encouragement. The world that they are living in is already infiltrated with the lack of empathy, the best thing you can do is to make them feel good about themselves. Encouragement does not only motivate the child but it also a way of training them to be positive in dealing with everyday life.