Parenting is an exciting journey. If you are pregnant at the moment and going to bring home your bundle of joy, then here are some valuable tips that you can follow. New parents or first time moms do not have experience on parenting a newborn. Even they face difficulties in different stages of kids life. Toddler stage, which is also popular as terrible two is one of the milestones of a kid’s life which parents need to be careful. If you are a new mom, then you don’t have any idea on how to face the issues and challenges on parenting journey. It was same with me with my kid. From newborn age to until today, I wanted to seek advice from others when I face parenting challenges!

Therefore below are some ideas on where to find parenting advice easily when you want quick decisions.

Ask advice from your parents and friends

Your mom knows the best. You can ask advice from your parents when you have issues in parenting. Other than that your close friends are a good source of information. Those who are already parent know how to find solutions in issues, which place to go for buying baby items or even which doctor to consult. Your friends will give you a lot of real experiences, details and recommendation which they know. Therefore contact your close friends who have kids when you want some advice.

Follow mom blogs

Read and follow mom blogs which share real parenting experiences. Here I mean real mom blogs which you can see their personal stories in raising kids. Yes, of course you can follow this blog Diary of a New Mom which I share my own experiences and lessons learned while parenting my kid. Other than this blog, there are many other mom bloggers who share honest advice. One of such mom blog is Parental Grind.  Mom blogger Nidia shares her parenting experiences with others through interesting blog posts. She also shares tips on traveling with children, raising happy kids and other information that are helpful for a happy family. That is why I love to read such mom blogs to get more advice for myself. You can subscribe for few such mom blogs to get more tips on parenting.

Choose such few mom blogs and read their updates to gather more advice on raising your kids.

Forums and mom clubs

There are forums and other online communities for mom where you can ask for advice. When you join with such community, you will connect with moms around the world. It is one of the quick ways to find parenting advice when you want. Most of the moms are with hands on experience of raising kids and they are helpful too. Therefore choose few forums and online mom communities to connect with other moms around the world or specific to your local area.

Above are some of my tips that I use for finding parenting advice. How do you get parenting advice and tips? Please share as a comment below.

We all love our kids and we always tell them that their ambitions should have no limits. However, when it comes to discipline, there needs to be limits in place so that our kids grow up to be well-mannered and are able to function well in the real world. Love has no limits, they say, but in order to love our children more, we need to establish rules and know when to draw a line in the sand. It’s important to address bad behaviour the moment it comes up and here are some steps to help you not spoil your kids.

1.Set Clear, Understandable, Simple Limits

It’s best to leave no room for ambiguity so that you don’t have to keep explaining yourself over and over again. Children interpret what you say in different ways, a lot of the time to suit themselves and so it is important that they understand exactly what you mean. If they ask for a glass of lemonade and your response is ‘OK, have a glass’ then some kids might interpret that as meaning if they ask again later, they might get another one. It is always best to say, ‘Yes, OK, but don’t ask me if you can have another one later.’ This way there is no confusion and a simple limit has been set. There are articles available online regarding setting limits for your child.

2.Stick To Your Limits

When you say something, stick to it. If you have told the child that one drink is all they are getting then stick to that. Children need consistency and flip flopping your decisions is not the way to teach them. If you give in just this time, then you are leaving yourself open to be second guessed again and again every time. Say what you mean and stick to it. Much like what the staff at the child care in Adelaide or in your local area teach them, your little ones need to be set boundaries in life.

3.Chores To Be Done Before There Is Fun

Children need to learn that there are rewards for doing something good. You also need to teach them how to handle their frustrations and to understand that you don’t just get something you want just because you want it. You need to work for things in life and it’s better to teach that lesson now while they are young. Sometimes, it’s difficult to get kids to do their chores, so check out articles online for additional advice.

4.Convince Me

If your kid asks you for something you are not really sure about, then ask them to justify why it is that you should give it to them. If your child responds by saying that they have done all their chores, cleaned their room and completed all their homework then this is reason enough to say yes. Always try to reward hard work.

You should never be afraid to disappoint your kids when it comes to their discipline. Accepting disappointment helps kids deal with emotional stress in their lives later. Get them to work for what they want and introduce some kind of reward system.