| PSYCHOLOGICAL PREPARATION BEFORE DUE - PART 1 | | | | talk all the truth. Do not be scared when you |
| | | | heard something from others. To trust |
| Are your ready to be parents? If it is the | | | | yourself! You will be driven by the instinct |
| first time for you to become parents, | | | | of love to a correct way caring your baby. |
| psychological preparation is one of the most | | | | |
| important things. | | | | THINKING ABOUT YOUR OWN PARENTS |
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| PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTOR 1: DO NOT THINK | | | | The best way to learn how to foster a baby is |
| PARENTING IS SO COMPLICATED | | | | to think about your own parents. The way you |
| | | | parent your own children actually will be |
| There are so many exciting and uncertain | | | | affected a lot by the way your parents |
| things in the journey of becoming the new | | | | treated to you. Think about it, to see what |
| parents. You might be worry so much about | | | | you can learn from them and what was not very |
| less experiences of parenting due to it is | | | | good which will be thrown away. Write down on |
| the first time to become dad and mom. Do not | | | | your dairy in case you can not remember in |
| worry! Actually, parenting is not such a | | | | the future. It is very useful for you to |
| complicated thing as expected. The first step | | | | become a good dad and mom. |
| you could do is to adjust yourself in | | | | |
| psychological way. | | | | ACCUMULATE EXPERIENCES |
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| BE CONFIDENT | | | | The experiences caring baby is accumulated |
| | | | day by day. You will find that you learn how |
| Enough confidence is very important to new | | | | to parent your child during parenting. The |
| dad and mom, because only you can be the best | | | | trust between you and your child will be |
| person to foster your baby; no others can do | | | | built up in this journey. Through this |
| this job except yourself. Your baby will | | | | journey, you are becoming mature. |
| trust you only if you trust yourself. | | | | |
| | | | Psychological factor 5: Do not add pressure |
| DO NOT BE SCARED BY OTHERS | | | | on yourself |
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| You must be talking a lot about caring baby | | | | Becoming good parents does not mean you have |
| with your family and friends to intend to | | | | to give up your original interests and |
| obtain some experiences from them. You must | | | | freedom, and put all of energy into looking |
| be reading a lot of magazines, papers and | | | | after your baby. You should have normal |
| articles which tell you how to become | | | | sexual life and have good communication |
| parents. Some times, they are really | | | | between each other. A harmonious family will |
| confused. Some times they are even conflict | | | | give your child a positive affect, and it is |
| each other. Do not believe that they always | | | | helpful to his/her future. |