Unrealistic parental expectations when toddler parenting could be stressful to a child and can be harmful to his development in the long run. In fact, this simple issue of unrealistic expectations tend to stay with kids until they are adults. If you, as a parent, feel that your child has any limitations that prevent him or her from fulfilling certain expectations, basic parenting law would tell us not to go, "You can do it." Your kid is headed towards, with some certainty, a whole world of disappointment. It's just like saying "You won"t feel any pain" when an injection really hurts. You lose credibility with your child if you treat them as fools.

Other negative family practices often highlighted at parenting workshops are: permissiveness (which makes a child selfish and disregards others' rights), inconsistent discipline (results in feeling that life is unfair) and denial of feelings. A person who is not in touch with his or her own feelings can never understand how others feel. This is in grave violation of parenting laws and will prove very harmful to your child's character building.

Sometimes, when it comes to parenting young children, parents have a duty to help your children set realistic goals. Use the proper parenting skills needed. Your child will develop at fast pace overall if he is met with slowly escalating challenges one at a time, rather than to hit a huge wall he cannot overcome and become discouraged . Some kids also suffer from overconfidence when parents provide too much encouragement that it ends up being spoon-feeding instead. Parents are encouraged to explain the odds and make the project so much fun that it is the effort that counts.

Most of these remain in your head, drilled down to you by your parents. It's about time you got out of that mentality and change yourself with the knowledge available at parenting websites out there and by consciously creating an encouraging environment at home.

Poor thing... is a common phrase mothers often say to their kids after a slight fall. Sometimes, parents even go to such lengths as to buy little toys or sweets to get their kids to stop crying. Here's a parent advice, don't do this. It's stupid. Unnecessary pity does not train your kid to accept setbacks. Worse still, instead of helping your child build up confidence, it encourages them to seek constant comforting when something bad happens.