Parenting Children - September 7, 2012

Day 24 - Setting Boundaries Part II

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"

Study Guide

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The Internet and Electronic Games

  • alert children to the benefits and dangers
  • put filters on home computers
  • keep computers in family room
  • enforce time limits for being online and playing games

Drugs and alcohol

  • have conversations throughout their upbringing
  • equip them with the facts to inform and protect them

What should you do to restrict your child’s time online, and playing games, and how can you keep them safe?  How can you try to give your children a healthy attitude toward drugs and alcohol?

 

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