Parenting Children - September 13, 2012

Day 30 - The Power of Listening - Part I

Parenting Children Ages 0-10

Pay Full Attention

• recognize the important moments to show you are listening
• maintain eye contact

Question:
What distracts you from listening to your children fully? How can you minimize those distractions? Complete the worksheet

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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