Parenting Children - September 4, 2012

Day 21 - The Challenges of Setting Boundaries

Setting boundaries isn’t easy! We look at some of the challenges.

Question:
With your own child(ren) what are the most difficult situations when discipline is required? What boundaries, if any, do you have in those situations?

From Series: "Parenting Children Ages 0-10"

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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.”

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

 

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