Parenting Children - September 23, 2012

Day 40 - Encouraging Responsibility

Parenting Children Ages 0-10

Training our children for healthy independence
• we don't own our children
• we are helping our children move from parental control to self-control
• letting them go can be hard for parents
• a gradual process over eighteen years
• allow them to make their own decisions and learn from their own mistakes
• unhealthy control can be caused by wanting to look good, fear of failure, stress, or perfectionism

Question:
How can you allow your children to learn from their mistakes while still protecting them sufficiently?

From Series: "Parenting Children Ages 0-10"

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1. Don’t compare

  • value each child for his/her uniqueness
  • avoid labeling
  • don’t make one look good by putting another down

What could help you listen effectively to your child(ren) particularly when they are expressing negative emotions such as hurt, anger, disappointment, or sadness?

 

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