Parenting Children - September 24, 2012

Day 41 - Symptoms of Unhealthy Control

Parenting Children Ages 0-10

I. Micro-managing our children's lives
• helicopter parenting - hovering over our children
• children don't learn how to think for themselves

2. Being over-competitive for our children
• puts undue pressure on children

3. Overscheduling our children's lives
• can be caused by fear that our children will be left out or left behind

4. Overprotecting and rescuing our children
• leads to children not taking responsibility or learning from their mistakes
• allow children to take increasing responsibility for themselves
• pass on information and values to give them a moral framework to live by
• Helping children make good choices

Question:
Complete the attached worksheet.

From Series: "Parenting Children Ages 0-10"

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How do we pass on our beliefs and values?

  • our values are what we consider most important and will be reflected in how we spend our time, money, and energy
  • what values are we modeling to our children?
  • “notional values” and “real values”
  • our values come from our core beliefs

1. Answering our children’s questions

  • gives children a framework for understanding
  • what life is about
  • why are we here?
  • what happens when we die?
  • is there a God?

Complete the attached worksheet

 

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