Signs of a happier childhood

This is based on an article which i came across recently as well as an ai search of the web. I thought it might be interesting to parents.

I believe no one has a "perfect" childhood. Im not sure what a "Perfect" childhood might be like.

We don't need to be rich or have university degrees to make our children's life experience enjoyable. Long back, I had read that the then Prince Charles [now King Charles of England] had felt that he had a miserable childhood.

If we are aware of these pointers, we could be grateful for what we were blessed to have in our childhood, and improve on other areas, making our family happier and improve the childhood experience of our children or grand children

The foundations are

1. Healthy communication modelled by parents. Children feel they are heard.

   
   

   Parents should handle disagreements calmly and listen to each others viewpoint

   Shouting and screaming scares children, makes them angry and aggressive.

   
   

   Listen when your children speak.

   This is the best way to build a happy relationship with our child. If possible put down whatever you are doing [mobile phone/social media, work or conversation with someone] and connect with your child by paying full attention to what your child is saying.

   
   

2. No coddling

   This basically means avoiding "overprotective parenting or over parenting"

   This helps children learn life skills, gain independence and gain the ability to assess risk.

   
   

3. Parents stayed together

   If parents stayed together throughout, it translates into a happier upbringing of the child.

   Children from divorced families are likely to face a range of issues such as sadness, behaviour problems and academic struggles. Because of this, these children might go on to have instability in their own family life in the future.

4. children have no trouble trusting others

   Parents are the only people children trust completely. Children need to grow up feeling secure in their relationship with parents and siblings. If for some reason, these experiences turned out to be not so dependable or nurturing, these children might find difficulty in trusting others

   
   

5. parents encourage child to be active

   
   

6. children are "allowed" to be happy

   
   

7. children have friends from an early age.