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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  • normal toddler behavior between twenty months and four years old
  • you are not a bad parent
  • remember HALT
  • think ahead – distractions, choices, routines

When faced with full-blown tantrum

  • assume impassive face and body language
  • if in public, stay close or hold with firm hug till anger subsides
  • once over don’t show too much relief

For you, what will be hardest about reacting to a tantrum in this way?  Why?

 

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