Parenting Children - September 7, 2012

Day 24 - Setting Boundaries Part II

Parenting Children Ages 0-10

Choose the Right Battles

• pause for thought
• stop to think about whether your child is: HALT
o H - Hungry
o A - Anxious
o L - Lonely
o T - Tired

• Or, are you?

Recognize natural childishness
• Recognize the difference between natural childishness and disobedience
• This halves the battles we have to fight
• Adjust your expectations according to their level of maturity

Maintain a Sense of Humour
• find ways to lighten the atmosphere
• laugh together and with other parents

Question:
Complete the attached worksheet.

From Series: "Parenting Children Ages 0-10"

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3. Model how to resolve conflict well

  • allow your children to see you, as adults, resolving conflict and making up
  • when we make mistakes as parents, we must say sorry to our children
  • when they make mistakes, we must forgive
  • don’t allow hurt and buried anger to fester

How could you give your child(ren) a good model for resolving conflict?

 

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