Parenting Children - September 6, 2012

Day 23 - Setting Boundaries Part I

Right and Wrong Choices

• teach the difference between acceptable and unacceptable behavior
• explain the consequences - pleasant for good behavior and unpleasant for crossing the boundary
• tell them that the choice is theirs
• teaches them to take responsibility for their own actions
• reward “right choices” with descriptive praise
• use a "star chart” or the equivalent for persistent issues
• have negative consequences for "wrong choices.”

Question:
What can help you reinforce “right choices”? What consequences can you put in place for “wrong choices”?

From Series: "Parenting Children Ages 0-10"

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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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