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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  • extremes are dangerous – either in harshness or permissiveness
  • create a balance and aim to be authoritative rather than authoritarian, indulgent, or neglectful

Complete the attached worksheet.  What style of parenting do you tend to adopt?  Is this because of the way you were parented?

 

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