Positive parenting involves creating a safe and nurturing environment for children to explore and develop their individuality, while having reasonable expectations and providing opportunities for growth. It means giving instructions calmly and clearly to minimize challenges, and ensuring all children receive the same educational opportunities regardless of disability to reach their full potential. Positive parenting techniques include praising good behavior, spending quality time with children, using consistent discipline without yelling, and ignoring negative behaviors.

1. Why Is Positive Parenting Important?
Positive parenting is raising resilient and confident children. It’s establishing a safe, nurturing
environment where the child is allowed to explore, have fun and find their own individuality. Positive
parenting is having reasonable expectations, recognizing the child’s limitations, and providing an
opportunity for growth and self-esteem. It is giving instructions in a calm, and clear manner that will
help to minimize challenges. Positive parenting involves the inclusion and the creation of a space where
every child regarding his/her disability or developmental delays is exposed to the same opportunity and
education so they can grow to their full potential.
POSITIVE PARENTING IS NOT:
- Yelling
- Shouting
- Withholding affection
- Blaming
- Controlling
- Not setting rules
- Threatening punishment
ELEMENTS OF POSITIVE PARENTING:
- Praising desire behavior
- Spending quality time with your child
- Playing with your child
- Using assertive disciple
- Avoiding corporal punishment
- Taking time as a parent
- Exploring feelings
- Being consistent
- Ignoring negative behavior
- Teaching new skills