You can't really stop it, just do your best. Make sure you're there for them when they're upset or angry. Talk through those feelings with them so they understand they can talk about it with people. Help them find ways that are constructive to deal will bad feelings. Like, instead of kicking a pet when they're angry, you can help them find a sport they like and then they can run off their energy and anger that way. Maybe they take up boxing and they can go punch stuffed bags for a while until they cool down. Or maybe they like running, so they can go for a run to clear their heads.
Making sure you teach them what's right and wrong early on is important, too. They need to know that stealing, lying, and hurting other people is a bad thing. When they do that you need to find a form of discipline for them, whether that's grounding them in their room, making them do chores, or something else. You don't ever want to seriously hurt them when you're trying to discipline them, though. Never physically. And too much of a certain thing can get to be abuse. You don't want to scream and yell and curse at them, even if you're angry. That just sets a bad example for them.
And really, a lot of it comes down to the example you set early on and the friends they eventually pick up. Kids are shaped by their environment as well as their genetics, and there's only so much a parent can do.
[He'd read a lot of parenting books before Rosie was born, wanting to make sure he got it right, given the... lackluster example his parents had set.
And still, he'd followed in their footsteps after Mary...]
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You can't really stop it, just do your best. Make sure you're there for them when they're upset or angry. Talk through those feelings with them so they understand they can talk about it with people. Help them find ways that are constructive to deal will bad feelings. Like, instead of kicking a pet when they're angry, you can help them find a sport they like and then they can run off their energy and anger that way. Maybe they take up boxing and they can go punch stuffed bags for a while until they cool down. Or maybe they like running, so they can go for a run to clear their heads.
Making sure you teach them what's right and wrong early on is important, too. They need to know that stealing, lying, and hurting other people is a bad thing. When they do that you need to find a form of discipline for them, whether that's grounding them in their room, making them do chores, or something else. You don't ever want to seriously hurt them when you're trying to discipline them, though. Never physically. And too much of a certain thing can get to be abuse. You don't want to scream and yell and curse at them, even if you're angry. That just sets a bad example for them.
And really, a lot of it comes down to the example you set early on and the friends they eventually pick up. Kids are shaped by their environment as well as their genetics, and there's only so much a parent can do.
[He'd read a lot of parenting books before Rosie was born, wanting to make sure he got it right, given the... lackluster example his parents had set.
And still, he'd followed in their footsteps after Mary...]