Most people make their New Year’s resolutions days or months before the new year. Some make long lists, and others have only three or four.

Lists are our guides or reminders. They ought to be followed, but not compulsory. If you can follow your list, it is very fine. But if you cannot follow it, it is still fine – there are  still many new years to make resolutions.

The making of new year’s resolutions is a sign of our acceptance that we do have defects in our character, and our desire to correct them is the obvious manifestation of our concern for people around us. We want to change because of our families, loved ones and friends.

But why do we make resolutions on new year’s eve only? Can we not make a resolution on any day of the year?

Indeed, in most cases, new year’s resolutions are just new year’s resolutions. After the new year’s eve, it is forgotten and gone.

Do people purposely forget their resolutions, or is it really hard to follow them? When resolutions are  hard to follow, people tend to forget them very soon. For what is the use of wasting time in pursuing them if you think that you cannot make it? So we forget them and condone  our weakness by comparing ourselves to the many who had similarly failed to fulfill their resolutions. It is a better attitude to condone and forgive yourself of having been unable to fulfill your resolutions than to blame yourself and be bitter in life. But it is much better to be able to disciplined yourself and be the master of your destiny.

The will, determination and discipline are  the keys to fulfilled new year’s resolutions. Any one of these can do, but the best result is achieved quickly and effectively when they are used together.

To be able to control ourselves  during times of temptations, such as to forget outright our resolutions when we see them unattainable, is a function of our brain, specifically the frontal lobe. People who have no temperance in eating and drinking have defective frontal lobes. And you might be interested to know what causes it.

Our brain’s frontal lobe is the center of wisdom, conscience, will, and spirituality. It is damaged by flesh meat eating, milk and sugar mixture, caffeine, nicotine, excitotoxins, and other toxic substances that we get from all processed foods or junk foods. Watching television for long hours, and rock music can also destroy our frontal lobes.

So, it is like a vicious cycle. If we cannot control our appetites, we damage our frontal lobes, and we become less spiritual. When our spirituality is weak, we are unable to choose what is  good and what is evil, and it will be hard for us to know if our characters are within the bounds of good morals. Remember, in making our lists of new year’s resolutions, we need to know what are our bad traits that we should discard. Granted that we are able to make the list honestly, we need our will to accomplish them. But an impaired frontal lobe results in impaired will as well. And without the will, we cannot accomplish anything.

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First time parents-to-be need to know how to take care of their newborn babies, some information about normal behavior in every stage of development of a child, the right nutrition, health care, immunization, discipline, preventing any problems, what to do during crucial times, and other necessary things.

Child-rearing style of parents matters a lot in the development of self-image, personality, and lifestyle practices of the child that all begins after birth of the baby. Parents should always remember that child’s early interaction with parents is a crucial part of child’s development. Kids, especially newborn babies, need time (quality and quantity) to bond with their parents.

To working parents who put most of their responsibilities to their children to a nanny or childminder, should remember that all the people whom your child interact everyday could influence your child’s behavior, because learning takes place to every child’s mind every day. It is best that you bond with your baby while you are at home (unless you want to endorse your PARENTING responsibility to child’s nanny).

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Wise mom tips in imposing disciplinary rules for your toddlers:

Always keep communication lines open – Regardless what your toddlers may do, always be open to discuss situations with them. You should be that someone whom they feel they could trust and would prefer to turn to whenever they feel something wrong or if there is something obscure to them. Make your toddlers feel that they can ask you about anything they want to know. This is also a great way for you to gain their trust and confidence.

Implement Time-Outs – Instead of spanking or shouting at your toddler if they did something bad, a time-out is often more effective. It requires communication and taking away something that is important to them, like say for instance, do not allow them to go out, watch tv, or lessen their playtime — which then becomes their punishment for doing something wrong. Having a time out also help in making your child understand much better the principle behind getting punished. This is also an efficient means for them to avoid doing the same mistake again because they would not like to be punished.

Use distractions – Remember the fact that it is still toddlers that you are still dealing with, and one of the frequent roadblocks you might experience with them is that they would barely mind what you have to say. Hence, if the situation is non-major anyhow, you can simply determine a means to distract them from getting all cranky or from doing something nasty. Distract their attention with something productive that they can do and will surely be interested with, making them forget about doing bad things.

Be consistent -When you set limits and rules to your youngster, constantly make sure that they are followed systematically and consistently. For instance, if he or she is not permitted to play outside when it rains hard then make sure that rule will get implemented and never gets broken. Your youngster should realize that rules are rules and they are not made to be broken. As a parent, you should also serve as a model of the rules that is being implemented at home.

Consider your child’s stress levels – Sometimes, toddlers are inclined to become short-tempered and may have tantrums whenever they are tired or hungry. Therefore, if you are going to the shopping mall or somewhere like the park, make sure that you bring something to eat along that the kids will enjoy, a bottle of water, and make sure that they get enough time for sitting down to rest, in between playing. Overdoing things could cause stress, remember that their tiny bodies can only endure so much.

Teaching your kids the lesson of having self-discipline can be an easy task. The most essential thing is that you establish a good parent-child relationship, and know them personally, so you can successfully set ground rules that is most suitable for them.

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