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Development Topics
Stay Close to Your Child
Protecting the Emotional Health of Your Child
It’s a proven fact — children need their parents. Moms and Dads meet their children’s deepest emotional needs.
Fast facts:
1. The first five minutes you spend with your child are always the most important. Those focused moments together can set the tone for the rest of the morning, afternoon or evening. So smile. Give your child a word of encouragement. Ask questions. Don’t multi-task for that brief period of time.
2. The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health surveyed 11,572 teenagers and discovered that the four most important times of the day for parents to interact with their children are:
3. The same researchers discovered that the three most important feelings for moms and dads to convey to their children (in order to protect them from unhealthy emotional pressures) are:
4. If your son or daughter feels a deep sense of connection and bonding with you, you’ve made a world of difference in his or her life!
5. If your child is struggling emotionally for some reason, there’s still hope.
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