YOGYAKARTA In the world of parenting, parents do have an obligation to supervise their children. However, instead of supervising, this obligation is actually carried out excessively by parents, which makes children feel supervised. This happens because the supervision carried out by parents is sometimes excessive. So that the supervisory function continues without making children feel supervised, parents need to know glider parenting.
According to the UCLA Health website, glider parenting is a parenting system that is carried out by way parents monitor and support their children without making them supervised. This means that parents provide space for their children to try and fail until they finally learn.
This parenting pattern will give children the freedom to make decisions, find a way out of the problem, as well as take responsibility. However, when children show their inability to solve problems, parents will be present to help find a solution.
In general, children who are raised with parenting that support their independence will feel the satisfaction of life, as reported by The Every Mom website. This means that glider parenting can bring good benefits to children.
The following are the benefits of glider parenting that can be felt by both children and parents.
Glider parenting is actually easy to do as long as parents know the limits of their involvement in children's lives. Here are some tips for practicing glider parenting.
Parents must be able to show that they love their children without any conditions. Unconditional love is important for children in building their confidence. With independent parenting, parents will see their children make mistakes every day. However, that mistake is not an obstacle for them to get love from their parents.
Parents need to let their children make decisions according to their age. This decision is not only related to safety, but, for example, regarding when they have to sleep, what objects they will hold when they spread, and much more. In the end, children will decide what choices they can make with their own abilities.
This method is not only able to make children more confident, but dares to make decisions. This protection can be trained by parents from an early age by involving children in doing household chores.
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Instead of giving directions to children what to do and how to do it, parents are advised to give directions in language that helps them think. For example, parents don't need to say, 'enforce your hair'. It is recommended to say, 'this room is a mess, can we both be proud of?'.
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