My 20 year old daughter now thanks me for learning about Love and Logic parenting skills. It was not so when I first began using them nine years ago. Using them correctly that is. There are three basic skills that I keep in mind at all times. 1. GIVE CHOICES WITHIN LIMITS 2. SET LIMITS THROUGH ENFORCEABLE STATEMENTS 3. APPLY CONSEQUENCES WITHOUT ANGER
That last one took me about two years to master but when I did living in my household became joyful and peaceful.
Up to that time it was either let my daughter tell me what to do , or put up with total chaos.
I hope parents who are wanting to help their children learn to take responsibility for their choices even as young as 11 years of age will not become discouraged after the first tries. http://www.loveandlogic.com/ has many helpful articles under the parents tab and then free resources.
Articles like TURN YOUR WORD INTO GOLD and ONE-LINERS are the kind of topics we discuss at our once a month meeting.
Maybe you know a parent that seems to be at the end of their rope and could use a little encouragement ? I hope you will tell them about the Gates Parenting Support Group that is now accepting new members.
They must call 501-350-8654 to register as seating is limited .
We meet at 3:30 p.m. the last Saturday of each month in the Adult Classroom of
Benton First Church of the Nazarene.1203 W. Sevier St. Benton, AR
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment