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ir e h t o t er good fath g experience, can a r o r e h t s din mo e a good joyous and rewar mselves in situation s b o t t n a a sw es he All parent ing, besides being rents have found t in overcoming str er a t h Yet paren ressful one. Most p med help, not only day decisions. Ot in t y o s also be a would have welc o in making ever aising their children g y ls r in where the lling anger, but a because they are es. It is a challeng or n c f ro and cont ed specic attentio ersonal circumstan ditions necessar y n e parents n cial, economic or p and create the co n o s difcult ity to raise childre l to the fullest. te domain a il ia t ib im n s it e n t g o o p le p s re eir oa es evelop th te, it is als ructures and ser vic d a o iv t r p m s t e c h t e ld t many resp ies should create s ting skills. This wou e in is g in t n n it iv r e e While par olicy. Public autho practise good par or genuinely posit d f p n k of public parents to learn a g the groundwor le that enab step towards layin furthering r in r e n n u r be a majo a fore d on its e s n a . e e B g b . in s t s e n y c t ien lwa pare pe has a family life exper are many differen o r u E f o cil ere and hat The Coun ing of childhood owledging that th eneral principles t w n d o g understan ience and fully ack rawn up a set of as guidelines on h of r d ll wide expe ise children, it has e parenting as we ent for the Council n iv io a ways to r e concept of posit he reference docum ers Recommendat t h T underlie t ers can support it. ommittee of Minis k . C policy ma ork in this area is positive parenting t w Europes n policy to suppor o 9 (2006)1
Policy rt o p p u s o t ng i t n e r a p positive
Positive parenting refers to parental behaviour that respects childrens best interests and their rights, as set forth in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child a convention which also takes into account parents needs and resources. The positive parent nurtures, empowers, guides and recognises children as individuals in their own right. Positive parenting is not permissive parenting: it sets the boundaries that children need to help them develop their potential to the fullest. Positive parenting respects childrens rights and raises children in a nonviolent environment.
The concept of positive parenting is based on the following basic principles. Parents should provide their children with: N urture responding to a childs need for love, warmth and security; Structure and guidance providing a child with a sense of security, a predictable routine and necessary boundaries; Recognition listening to children and valuing them as persons in their own right; Empowerment enhancing a childs sense of competence and personal control; A non-violent upbringing excluding all corporal or psychologically demeaning punishment. Corporal punishment is a violation of childrens right to respect for physical integrity and human dignity.
In short, children do best when their parents: are warm and supportive; spend quality time with them; try to understand their life experiences and behaviour; explain the rules they are expected to follow; praise good behaviour; react to misbehaviour with explanation and, if needed, non-violent punishment such as time-out, repairing damage, less pocket money and so forth, rather than with harsh punishment.
Learn more:
Parenting in contemporary Europe: a positive approach, Council of Europe Publishing, 2007; Eliminating corporal punishment A human rights imperative for Europes children, Council of Europe Publishing, 2008; Views on positive parenting and non-violent upbringing, Council of Europe Publishing, 2007.
Childrens rights concern us all. Children need guidance to develop their potential to the fullest.
ouncil of Europe legal instruments C related to family policy and childrens rights
The importance that the Council of Europe attaches to families and children is reected in its wide range of legal instruments.
For a complete list of Council of Europe legal instruments and publications on positive parenting and childrens rights see: www.coe.int/children and www.coe.int/familypolicy
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