Parenting Children - September 22, 2012

Day 39 - Teaching our children to manage their anger Part II

3. Model how to resolve conflict well
• allow your children to see you, as adults, resolving conflict and making up
• when we make mistakes as parents, we must say sorry to our children
• when they make mistakes, we must forgive
• don't allow hurt and buried anger to fester

Question:
How could you give your child(ren) a good model for resolving conflict?

From Series: "Parenting Children Ages 0-10"

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. Be Fair and Clear

  • are they old enough to understand our instructions?
  • are we expecting too much for their age?

2. Use your voice effectively

  • use a serious tone of voice to teach what “no” means
  • aim not to shout unless warning of danger

3. Action gets results

  • shouting and threatening are ineffective
  • important to take action over bad behavior,
  • i.e: follow through with a consequence

What choices have you given your child(ren) today?  What encouragement have you given for right choices this week?  What unpleasant consequences have you used for wrong choices this week?

 

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