Parenting kids is a journey. Parents don’t get it right at the first time and we’re perfecting our skills by learning from our parents and other parents, reading information and listening to our kids. Today, I take a sneak peek into Obama’s presidential parenting. Barack Obama and Michelle Obama are two famous people and exemplary parents that many parents try to emulate their parenting model and their family values. Let’s take a look at their parenting style to raise two  fine young girls and how working parents, working moms or work from home moms can learn parenting lessons from presidential parenting of Obama’s family.

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Mom-In-Chief
Michelle Obama is a successful career woman and her opinion about being a mother is “Motherhood is a leadership job”. She called herself “Mom-In-Chief”. She applied techniques and skills at workplace into her home. Managerial skills such as conflict resolution, team building, multitasking, and delegation can benefit the kids as well as they learn to be an effective, responsible and independent person. 

Effective Parents
The most effective parents are like the most effective leader.  They nurture, encourage without creating pressure, expect the best without ignoring failures and learning from the mistakes.

Focus on the Big Picture
Focus on the priority and don’t get down to small details which are time-consuming.

Delegation
It’s okay to delegate to your tasks or house chores to children. Share your responsibility means parents will have more time and kids learn valuable life skills.

Find Time for Parents
Taking care of you is a priority. Find the time to rejuvenate yourselves or to unwind your stress will make you a better person and a better parent.

Before we expect our kids to perform their best, it’s time for parents to evaluate themselves. Are we learning to be the good role model for our kids? It is never too late to perfect our parenting skills even we have preschoolers or schooling kids at home.