Do's and Dont's in Parenting ?

The biggest "don't" would be "don't expect to be a perfect parent." There's no such thing. Take each day as it comes, and don't beat yourself up when something goes wrong. Just learn from your mistakes and do better the next time. Also, don't expect your child to be perfect. Kids have a different way of understanding the world than adults do. For example, my 11-month-old understands what I mean when I say "No." I know this because she tells me "no" when I do something she doesn't want me to do, like put up the baby gate on the stairs, and when she starts doing something she's not allowed to do, like grabbing for the phone, she'll tell herself no. But because she is so young, she lacks the self-control to actually stop the behavior. So we tell her no, and remove her from the unwanted activity. Sometimes we have to do that over and over and over. She's learning. If you expect a child to behave as an adult, you are going to be frustrated ALL the time.

The first thing to realise is that there's no such thing as a perfect parent, every single parent here has made a mistake with something & you only learn to be a better parent by not making the same mistake twice! I guess there are a few things that you can do, make sure you set boundaries, make the child knows what is right & wrong so start teaching that early (obviously not through infancy) but once they are getting about. Do - give loads of love, make sure you are there for your children, be loving & helpful, be fun but also be firm on your decisions & boundaries. In the first few months, you wont have much of a hard time since they don't do anything wrong, the only thing you will have is some lack of sleep! I wish you well & remember to be patient! You will make mistakes but that's 100% normal :)

The most important thing to remember is to be the best parent you can be for your own child. That means parent them according to their own needs and not necessarily by any advice you are given or book you read. Children need love, support, patience and they need to have their feelings validated, even when they are very young. They also need discipline and limits so parenting is indeed a very fine line you have to walk every day. Good luck to you.