It’s very easy to be a good child but it’s very difficult to be a good Father. I was really reluctant about the heading of the topic "How to be a Good Father" because i think Father is always good. But being a human being there are mistakes which a father can be make relates to his duties. There are several reasons behind it that why parents are ignoring much more their children. Our society has so fast that nobody has so much time to sit with family members and share something with them. It seems like now days it’s very hard to find someone who's saying well about his father. New generation is much more annoyed parents especially with father. I don't think the children are wrong but mistakes are from both ends.
Here are some suggestions from which we can make our family happy. These suggestions could be different for everybody in applying these things but it’s upon reader's choice that how he can implement on it.
1. Spent time with Family:
Some Fathers miss very important occasions of their families like birthdays of the children. These types of occasions never come again and again. They are the most memorable moments of the lives of someone. You should participate in organizing this party. You can get an extra ordinary love from your children by attending and giving them some good gifts on these celebrations. Children should not be feeling their life free from father. Give them importance and show affection to them.
2. Father is a Teacher:
Children get embraced with father. Some things they get genetically. They get everything from parents in shape of their acting. If a father is smoking in front of children then you should not be angry when you have seen your child smoking but this is your teaching. When somebody knocks at the door and you said to your child tell him that my father is not at home. This is what you are teaching to your child. Your child is weeping and asking that the neighbor’s son slapped him and you said him why you should not slapped him twice. You did not tell him that forgiveness is a big virtue. Some fathers don’t blame themselves but the truth is that they are the big reason in making his child ethically bad.
3. Do a correct Decision:
It is often seen that father make correct decision for their child’s study. Every parent wants to make their child a Doctor or an Engineer. They may be asked to a child that what he wants to be or in which he is interested. They just want to impose their orders on children. This is very big mistake; your child may be effect by this thing through his whole life. A Child is good in sports and you are beating him and asking him to be a good Doctor. You are going against nature. A child wants to be a good photographer and you want to make him a pilot. This is very awful. So, be careful in making decision about their life because you might not be with him but he will suffer from it in completing his wishes. Don’t place unreasonable expectations from your children.
4. Give them a Task:
You might be very surprised that in previous topic I was talking about child’s free decision and in very next topic I am talking about giving them a task. Your problem is right but I am talking about something different. My point is that when a son asks you for a motorbike or a laptop, you can give him a task: for example if son demands you for a motorbike; you ask him to become 1st in exams. This is not necessary that he gets it or not the object is to motivate your child.
5. Give them Respect:
Some parents don’t respect their child in front of their friends. This is very bad thing. You should give them respect and show affection for them in front of others. This can hurt your children’s character. They can start avoiding you. Be proud to be their father in front of others. Children want to have some respect and importance from their parents. And one thing is very important too that you have to respect your wife in front of your children because they will learn from it how to respect a mother.
6. Maintain Discipline at Home:
I am not talking about army discipline. This can be worst for you. You can make a conversation at dining table. Just maintain some simple things. Tell your children that after sunset nobody is allowed to exit. Place everything at original place after using it. Everybody should make a time table; this can be very helpful for every person at home. Get up early in morning and go for a walk with your son and have a bed early at evening. Do these things very patiently, if someone breaks rules give them very polite punishment not like an Army Officer. :)