Parenting Children - August 18, 2012

Day 6 – Practicing Healthy Relationships (and Parenting Alone)

Practicing: sibling-sibling (and other peer relationships) Children learn to relate through practicinq with brothers, Sisters, and friends
•  how to plan together
•  how to share
•  how to handle arguments
•  how to apologize and forgive

Question:
What could you do to invest in the various relationships in your family?

From Series: "Parenting Children Ages 0-10"

Study Guide

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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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