Parenting Children - September 5, 2012

Day 22 - Where do we set boundaries

• extremes are dangerous - either in harshness or permissiveness
• create a balance and aim to be authoritative rather than authoritarian, indulgent, or neglectful

Question:
Complete the attached worksheet. What style of parenting do you tend to adopt? Is this because of the way you were parented?

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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