Parenting Children - August 15, 2012

Day 3 – Family Provides Support

our children will experience:
•  rejection
•  disappointment
•  failure they should experience in their family:
•  acceptance
•  love
•  encouragement

Question:
How can you intentionally be more physically or emotionally “there” to support your child(ren) this week?

From Series: "Parenting Children Ages 0-10"

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3. Have time together as a family

  • don’t always eat separately
  • don’t have several TVs in the house
  • organize family nights, family outings, family vacations
  • do chores together
  • allow them to have fun together, playing childish games, being silly, playing outside
  • don’t always entertain them; allow them to be bored so they make up their own games
  • have fun together as a family

4. Give each child space and some privacy

  • some children need more time on their own than others

5. Help them to see each other’s good points

  • give them a sense of responsibility to look out for each other

What helps your child get along with other children better?

 

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