Raising A Responsible Kid, How To Make It Possible?

 

Raising a responsible kid is the duty of parents as every parent wants their child to be kind, trustworthy, and responsible. To fulfill this dream, there is a need to add some rules and practices in life. Responsibility is not into nature and instinct, it's a habit that needs to be spiced up in the growing period of a child. 

A child is a life project for parents, and their responsible behavior makes life easy and proud. Children love self-esteem, and they also love to be responsible. Being responsible is not an overnight process; it takes time as you can take just one step at a time. 

How to raise a responsible kid? This is the daunting question almost every parent asks. This post will help you raise a responsible kid; you just need to follow the steps mentioned below.

I am a mother of two boys, and my boys are behaving well and responsible because I always focus on the larger goals, and here is the extract of those rules.

Teach Them; Your Mess Is Your Responsibility

One of the central aspects of making a kid responsible is to teach them to take responsibility for their mess. Commonly we offer help in handling small things, and our kids move forward by leaving that mess. I will strongly suggest here don't move; stick to the situation until you and your kids clean their mess. 

If your child spilled milk, don't say it loud and shout but tell them gently it is entirely ok, but now we have to clean this mess. Teach her by cleaning the spilled milk with a piece of towel or tissue, giving them the lesson of responsibility.

Bring this into their instinct that it is the responsibility of every individual to clean out their mess. As you mess is the shit for others, don't create difficulties and make life easy.

Be Kind And Sympathetic

What beautiful words these two are, kind and sympathetic. These attributes can be in the nature of a kid, but the role model and practice can sharpen these. How can you make a child kind and sympathetic?

The answer is telling them the importance of behaving as a role model. It would be best if you were kind with your helpers and subordinates and it will give them lessons to be kind.

If your son bothers or hurts your daughter's feelings, never tell him about sorry; ask him, if this happens to you, will you feel bad? If yes, then the same goes for others. This practice will help to make them responsible and kind—the ultimate attribute to living a successful life on earth.

Fix "No Blame" Policy

The common habit of the human being is to keep his blame on others and feel relaxed. Every time people love to blame their failure on luck, situation, and finances, then they feel comfortable. Fixing the “no blame “policy in your house and tell your kids it is not the ultimate solution. Blaming others cannot bring success but only passiveness. 

Teach them to accept their faults, own them and move on with the new strategy. This is the road map of a successful path. 

Don't Order, Just Discuss

My favorite point in keeping the kids organized and well-behaved is to discuss things. I never asked my daughter to clean the table. I always ask who uses this and to whom it should be cleaned? This brings a sense of responsibility. 

At a tender age, I always asked her about my tasks as after taking a tea, should I wash this cup or you? She replied instantly, you should. Did I ask why? Mom because you take a tea. And this is my motive to make her responsible for accepting the duties. 

Now she is a grown-up child, and she is doing all her chores smartly and with responsibility.

Don't Let Them Back To Their Commitments.

Remember, relatively all the flexibilities, you are the parent, and you have to tell your kids about right and wrong. Fix some boundaries and set some rules. If your child commits to doing dishwashing after an hour, it means he has to do it. 

Don't let them back to their commitments as it will bring irresponsibility. So what you can do in this regard?

Keep a check on the time they mentioned doing a task

Wait strictly for that time

Give them a gentle reminder

Then bring your parental mood on and cut off from your one commitment

This will teach them how it feels to go back to their obligations.

Teach Them To Be Responsible In Money Saving

This aspect can bring tremendous change in your home and life. Every country's economy is shattering nowadays. It's our responsibility as a parent to ask our children to do saving for the future.

When I was a child, my father sent me to the farms to collect some cherries and save money for the school party. That money was very dear to me as I put effort into earning that. This theory must be transferred to generations as saving money can make them responsible and help in unfavorable circumstances.

Assign House Chores

Assigning house chores to your kids brings responsibility and helps in making your bond stronger. You can involve them in fixing the cushions and bedsheets at an early age. At the age of 3, a baby can match the socks, and this activity is constructive in building their cognitive intuition. 

A four years old child can stack one person's clothes from a large bundle or settle their toy room; at 5, a kid can set his study table and make his school bag, and so on. 

Aim to explain this to make your kids involved in house chores will help in raising a  responsible kid.

Don't Follow The Crowd.

We, as a parent, never appreciate the different things, but we should. One of my friend and role models in parenting always ask their children to favor the right thing either the whole world is against that. She always insists their kids take a stand and be responsible if someone needs them. 

Don't Jump For Bail.

Mothers are emotional creatures, but we should not for the sake of our kids. Mistakes are a part of life, and if our kids make the mistakes, we usually jump to justify their mistakes. This gives them a message of help and savage; so be ready in future situations, they will ask for your help or tell a lie to save themselves.

Let your children bear out the fruit of their sowing, and it will make them responsible for making decisions and stick on them.

Make A Habit Of Written Schedule

I constantly witness the habit among responsible persons, which is making notes of their schedule. They make their whole body and all senses reliable to do a task. 

It would be best if you introduced this practice in tour home, ask your kids to write what they have to do tomorrow, this will make them responsible and not allow them to back their commitment.

Amm, I forgot, I was busy, and such excused can be minimized by developing a habit of written schedule.

Be Accountable And Responsible Model For Them

To raise a responsible kid, first, you need to be a responsible parent or person for society. Accept your responsibilities and fulfill them. Never find lame excused in front of your kids, except learn to say sorry and move on. 

If you made any mistake, accept it with an open heart and make a loud commitment not to do it next time. You are the role models of your kids, and you have to be asked what you raise for a 

society. So be careful in choices and rules.

Verdict

Responsible kids are the backbone of a prosperous society, and for that, parents need to learn how to raise a responsible kid. Responsible kids are the responsible grown-up of the community that helps in making a responsible nation. This all begins from your lap. So parents are conscious and behave responsibly. 

Which points help you in making your kids responsible? Tell me in your comments. 

Happy Parenting!

Cheers.