I'm looking forward to our 2nd class! And to sharing & discussing how the parenting strategies have been working or not working. It's a great time to tweak if not as effective as you'd like to be in using certain parenting tools.
This week our session will teach:
* Why giving repeated warnings is SO damaging to children
* Simple techniques for getting your kids to behave without having to lecture, threaten, bribe, or spank
* Tips for putting an end to misbehavior in public
* How to lower your blood pressure and have more fun!
Remember when trying these new techniques, you're going to make mistakes, just like our kids. Please try to be Patient w/yourself. If you can't be, call or email me or one of us in the group or another supportive friend.
As the montessori approach teaches, it's the Process that's important instead of the Result. Keep practicing & learning what works for you & your family and what doesn't!! And to focus on & acknowledge the Effort (both ours & our kids, spouses, etc) rather than the Outcome.....
All this sounds easy in theory but we all know challenging to put into practice. So, I guess developing empathy for kids and for ourselves is crucial. Let's support each other in building our empathy muscle.
How's your empathetic statement working?? Are you noticing your empathy diffusing or soaking up your child's emotion? I realize now that when my child or anyone for that matter is "drunk on emotion", using lectures, anger, warnings, sarcasm are basically like throwing gasoline on a fire!
Enjoy the rest of your wknd!
Thank you ! Andrea=)
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