If you don t work, be thankful that you have the opportunity and the temperament to raise your child yourself. Be true to thine own self, and to heck with the Joneses or anyone else. Hire as much help as you can afford. Learn to modulate your voice so that you never whine. Don t plead either.
Legitimate exchanges are conversations, suggestions, negotiations or commands.
When you give attention to your child, give 100 percent. Anything less will frustrate both of you, and children are particularly keen in understanding when they are not being heard. This does not mean that you give attention whenever a child asks for it. That will depend on your nature and your child s. But, if the question, situation or demand is important, it is worth your full attention.