14 Steps to Raising a Well-Rounded Child That Every Parent Should Know

Broaden your child's horizons by removing any pressure to excel from new experiences. "You want a child who's exposed to a variety of things," said Dr. David Elkind, a child development expert and author of The Power of Play. "It's much more important to have a solid, enriched environment, doing things like traveling and involving them with different people, places and things, rather than racing to teach them more mathematics."