15 Tips from netizens that may be useful for first-time parents

Raising children is a huge responsibility that takes a lot of work, especially when it comes to firstborns. Therefore, many young mothers and fathers want to know in advance what they will have to face and how to make their day to day with children easier.

O incredible.club will cover some advice for parents that can help to uncomplicate your life. At the end, we add a bonus which proves that the recommendations of child psychologists do not always work, and this is completely normal.

If your child has a sleep routine but decides to take a nap during the day and you don’t want to wake him up, remember that you’ll regret it that very night. © einSpuk / PikabuI often give my daughter a little information shock to get her out of bed. I find something that catches your attention and interests you in the first hour. In the morning, a question like this always works: “Daughter, the cat is going to eat your cereal, will you let it?” Then she immediately runs to the kitchen. © ChizuruAoi / Pikabu Before putting my kids to sleep, I would explain nuclear physics concepts. At first, they listened to me attentively and even asked questions. Then they got confused, turned on their side and fell asleep. However, none of them became physical. © pretorean / Pikabu

Our son never watched free-to-air TV, only DVD movies. He loves Monsters Inc., Cars, Madagascar. I think he watched Ice Age alone 453 times. The real advantage is the lack of publicity. Growing up, I used to annoy my parents because of the toys I saw in commercials, but we never had that problem with our little one. © librarianjenn / Reddit When I had my first baby, a midwife advised me to lie on a towel when I went to feed him in bed at night. Then, to make him sleep, I should put this towel with my scent on the crib mattress. The towel can be replaced with a T-shirt. © Tina Wales / Quora

Sometimes, I tend to let out a few curse words. I explained to my 6-year-old daughter that these are bad words for adults, and those who say them age faster. I once heard her swear and instead of scolding I took a picture of her and used an aging filter. She was surprised, to say the least. Now, if she hears me cursing like that, she says I look a little older. If she keeps doing this, I’ll soon get rid of this habit. © belostotskaya_25 / InstagramI stayed with my sister-in-law for a few days. When she washes her baby’s head, she covers his eyes with a small, folded towel, which absorbs moisture and protects his eyes from water. © Frosti-Feet / Reddit My 1-year-old daughter came down with the flu, and her non-stop crying started to make me impatient. The tone in which she screamed made my ears ring. I talked to my colleague about this and found out that her sister put earplugs in when she got up in the middle of the night because of her daughter’s screaming to change her diapers. I did just that last night. When my little one woke up, I put earplugs in my left ear, which was the side where she was. It was then that I was able to calm down, calm the little girl down and quickly fall asleep. © brain-pudding / Reddit

If your child is very attached to a soft toy, buy at least one more and hide it. If the child loses his beloved teddy bear, a brand new one will already be waiting in the closet. © Jade Fulbrook-Smith / QuoraDon’t try to create a perfect silence at home to put your child to sleep. If you do this, she will get used to this kind of environment before sleep, and her life may become unbearable. Babies are able to fall asleep in any normal environment. You’ll feel more relaxed, especially when driving or away from home on vacation. © midnight_clearing / RedditMy friend tried to get her son to read, but nothing helped. Once, she decided to say, joking: “I hope I never see you with a book in your hands. Books are for adults.” Voila! The boy has adopted the habit of reading on the sly, and his mother pretends not to notice. © lattego / Pikabu

Don’t be too hard on yourself. I overwhelmed myself by reading every parenting book I could find and attending every mom-to-be class I could. I don’t mean to say that you shouldn’t organize to raise a child, but there comes a point where we all end up getting exhausted from so much information. No one can prepare perfectly to be a mother or father. © Heather Sherman / Quora Try to let your child know five minutes before asking him to do something. For example, if he’s playing, say, “Five more minutes and we’re going to shower.” Thus, the little one will finish his activities calmly. No one likes to be interrupted without warning. Likewise, before finishing a meal, say, “This is the last spoonful.” This way, the baby will not be upset that the food has run out when he could have eaten more. © Learning Playfully / Quora

I learned the following from my wife. Aim to develop a relationship with each of your children individually, especially when they are around 10 years old. Just go for a walk alone or have lunch with each of them every couple of months. This will strengthen your family ties. However, during these meetings, do not bore them with fatherly advice, let the children set the course of the conversation. © Asim Qureshi / QuoraAnyone who deals with children knows how difficult it is to take one somewhere, especially on cold days. When I served in the army, I was told the following story: “I have a 4-year-old daughter. She learned to dress herself in five minutes. The fact is that my wife forbids her to eat sweets, even though the girl really wants to, like any child. Then I had an idea: if she got dressed in five minutes, I would give her a candy. The first time, she got dressed in 12 minutes, and I ate a candy in front of her. The next time, in 7 minutes, and I I ate another candy. She stamped her feet on the floor, throwing a tantrum, but ran out of sweets. So she started getting dressed faster and, consequently, getting candy. © Col.Panda / Pikabu

Our son is 3 years old. We were instructed to give him the right to choose in order to avoid whims. For example, when he doesn’t want to go to kindergarten, we ask him, “What do you want to wear to school: a shark T-shirt or a dinosaur T-shirt?” We can also ask: “What kind of porridge do you want: rice or wheat?”, and so on. Today, when we passed a supermarket, he asked: “What can we buy: ice cream or marmalade?” Looks like the game has turned. © avtocat / Pikabu

Do you have kids? What teaching tips do you usually use?