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There's no such thing as a perfect parent, says Tovah Klein. It's throwing at us probably daily [reminders that] we are far from perfect," says Klein, a child psychologist, author and director of the Barnard College Center for Toddler Development. Fortunately, making mistakes and owning up to them is one way that parents can actually help teach their kids how to become healthy, successful adults. Like most parents, Klein raised her voice in heated moments on more than one occasion: "I could really yell at my kids," she says. "I wish I had never been that parent who went over the top and really got into battles with my children.
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Helping your children develop the resilience to handle life's inevitable setbacks is the key to raising them into happy and successful adults, says Dr. Tovah Klein. The truth is, "it's much more dynamic," says Klein, a child psychologist, author and director of the Barnard College Center for Toddler Development. "What children learn is, 'Oh, we can come apart, we can come back together, and it actually builds trust," Klein says. Once children feel comfortable talking about their emotions, parents can help them learn to regulate those feelings. Tovah Klein director of the Barnard College Center for Toddler Development"Children are constantly learning about emotions," Klein says, and parents can help.
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"Certainly for younger children, for elementary age [and] preschoolers, they definitely need adult involvement navigating the digital world period, let alone a digital world which may have that much more ... inaccurate information," she adds. Even without the concern of misinformation, you should still supervise your kids' AI sessions for a simple reason, says Klein: You understand context and nuance better than machines do. Covid-era research shows that remote-learning wasn't particularly effective for younger children — and, in some ways, may have been harmful to their behavioral and learning development. "Interacting with humans is so important for children: It's how they learn to relate and to read people and to read cues. Even if the child's struggling, that kind of feedback is really important," Klein says.
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The key to raising a happy child is to allow them to be unhappy. It might sound counter-intuitive, but it's highly effective, says Tovah Klein, a child psychologist and author of the book "How Toddlers Thrive." "We all think the way to raise our children to be happy is to make them happy. When a child is upset, parents often instinctively look to cheer them up or distract them. You could ask an upset child to take a deep breath and attempt to put their feelings into words, experts say.
Language matters when you're talking to kids — especially in the heat of a moment. When a child is misbehaving or throwing a tantrum, it's easy to blurt out whatever you think might get them to calm down and behave. But certain common phrases could "inadvertently shame" that child and cause lasting damage to their self-esteem, says Dr. Tovah Klein, a child psychologist and author of the book "How Toddlers Thrive." "Shame can really be that toxic piece for a young child because they then carry it with them: 'I must not be very good. Here are five common phrases you should avoid, and what you can say instead, according to Klein.
And teaching kids to be internally motivated is easier said than done, says Dr. Tovah Klein. "Parents often think that this is linear: 'If I want my child to be motivated, I have to motivate them myself to get them there.'" When children lose sight of whether an activity or behavior itself is rewarding, it "actually works against that internal motivation," Klein says. That's why psychologists often advise parents to praise their kid's process, rather than the outcome. Kids who only want to perform well to receive praise from their parents can become adults whose only motivation for high performance is a potential raise or promotion.
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