Excellence in Parenting - Parenting Tips For Healthy, Effective Parenting

by Angelia Griffith

The child-parent relationship has a major influence on most aspects of child development. When optimal, parenting skills and behaviors have a positive impact on children’s self-esteem, school achievement, cognitive development and behavior.Parents differ in the degree to which they respond to children’s signals and control their behaviors. High quality care giving, characterized by a sensitive, cognitively stimulating, and moderately controlling approach, is crucial for children’s...