Parenting Children - September 6, 2012

Day 23 - Setting Boundaries Part I

Parenting Children Ages 0-10

Right and Wrong Choices

• teach the difference between acceptable and unacceptable behavior
• explain the consequences - pleasant for good behavior and unpleasant for crossing the boundary
• tell them that the choice is theirs
• teaches them to take responsibility for their own actions
• reward “right choices” with descriptive praise
• use a "star chart” or the equivalent for persistent issues
• have negative consequences for "wrong choices.”

Question:
What can help you reinforce “right choices”? What consequences can you put in place for “wrong choices”?

From Series: "Parenting Children Ages 0-10"

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  • bedtime

–          important that children get enough sleep (see table attached)

–          bath time. story time, prayer time

–          provides natural opportunities to talk to and pass on our values to our children

–          sets in place channels of communication on every IeveI

  • emotional
  • physical
  • spiritual

Do your children get enough sleep?  Why?  What changes to routine might help?

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