Skills needed for development: Parent hood

Skills needed for development: Parent hood

1. Trust

   • To trust your partner to look after you and take care of each other in hard times.
   • Trust the people who are looking after your child.

2. Respect

   • Respect the in laws.
   • Respect your partner in choses that they make.
   • Respect your friends after a child and still let them be involved.

3. Listening skills

   • Listen to your partner when they want to make choices.
   • Listen to advice when being given it.
   • Listen to the child and the needs that they want.

4. Communication skills

   • Communicate you worries with your partner or friends.
   • Communicate to babysitters when letting them look after you child.
   • Communicate with other parents to get advice or playdates with their children.
   • Communicate your feelings especially when pregnant.

5. Adapting behaviour

   • When pregnant making sure you don't drink and take care of your body.
   • Adapt to how your child learns.
   • Adapt to new activities and life events in your life.