Five easy daily steps to become a better mum or dad

Mothers and fathers across the country should follow a ‘five-a-day’ pledge to become better parents, according to a think-tank.

They must be taught how to improve their parenting skills, with the poorest families given extra child benefit if they agree to enrol in special classes.
Critics have branded the recommendations from the CentreForum ‘ridiculous’ and another example of ‘nanny state meddling’.
They come just days after Coalition ‘poverty tsar’ Frank Field made explosive claims about the tragic effect of poor parenting.
The Labour MP revealed that many children begin school without knowing their first name because their parents barely speak to them.
The report from the liberal think-tank calls for a national campaign to boost parenting skills.
Each day, parents should be encouraged to read to their youngsters for 15 minutes and talk to them for 20 minutes while the television is turned off.
They should also praise their children frequently, play with them on the floor for ten minutes and provide a nutritious diet.

1= Read with your child atleast 15 mins a day
2= Play with your child on the floor atleast 10 mins a day
3= Talk with your child for atleast 20 mins with TV off
4= Adopt positive attitudes towards your child and praise then frequently
5= Ensure your child has a nutritious daily diet to aid their development

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Posted: at 4-08-2011 05:49 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

nice one

Posted: at 4-08-2011 06:09 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming

i don hear

Posted: at 4-08-2011 08:28 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

these things work very well for kids.....(i hope teenagers are not included oh because the teenagers of these days are very stubborn)

Posted: at 4-08-2011 12:22 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming

good contribution ....when talk girls of 22 to 18 i use to see then as under age and i notice that some of then there reason is childish
but u ar matured in mind and sence soo much than any one i hav even meet any way lucky is ur man and ur kids stay bless

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Posted: at 5-08-2011 06:05 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Thanks once I marry I'll do that

Posted: at 2-09-2015 08:09 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming