Parenting no be beans, especially if you dey Naija or UK. For Naija, e normal to slap or flog pikin when dem misbehave, but for UK, dat kind style no dey acceptable at all. If you try am, social workers fit knock your door. If you wan raise better pikin for UK, you go need adjust small and learn wetin fit work for both countries. Here, we go show you common mistakes wey fit make pikin stubborn and how to avoid dem.
1. Ignoring Your Kids
Pikin dey always want make person hear dem, no matter how small. But sometimes, as parents, our busy life fit make us miss wetin dem dey try talk.
- Impact: If dem feel say you no dey listen, dem fit begin dey do stubborn things to grab your attention.
- Solution: Take time listen to your pikin every day. Even small “how your day go?” fit make big difference.
2. Saying Yes to Everything
E easy to dey agree to wetin your pikin want just to avoid wahala. But if you say yes to everything, you fit dey teach dem say rules no matter.
- Impact: Pikin wey dey always get wetin dem want go struggle when dem hear “no.”
- Solution: Draw line. Teach your pikin say no be everything dem go get, and sometimes dem go need work for wetin dem want.
3. Beating or Slapping Your Child
For Naija, if pikin misbehave, e normal to slap or flog am. But my people, for UK, dat kain thing no dey acceptable, and e fit even carry social workers come your house.
- Impact: Beating pikin fit make dem stubborn pass or even damage the trust between you and dem.
- Solution: Instead of flogging, try talk to your pikin. Use things like time-out or remove privilege if dem no behave. You fit still discipline without touching dem.
4. Keeping Your Kids Constantly Entertained
For this modern world, parents dey feel say dem must always keep pikin busy with TV, phone, or plenty activities.
- Impact: This one fit make dem no sabi entertain demself or solve problem by demself.
- Solution: Sometimes, allow dem get small boredom. Na from there creativity and independence dey grow.
5. Inconsistency in Discipline
Today you set rules, tomorrow you change am—pikin no go understand wetin you really want.
- Impact: If rules no clear, dem go dey test your patience and go dey do stubborn.
- Solution: Be consistent with your discipline. Make rules clear and explain why you set dem. This one go help your pikin respect boundaries.
Final Thoughts
To raise beta pikin for UK, you go need balance between Naija parenting style and UK system. Focus on building trust and good character without overdoing punishment.
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