7/30/2014

Parenting

v A dog is a dog, cat is a cat, a parent is a parent

Ø  Children need parents

Ø  Children want parents

§  Ask an orphan

Ø  Children will test to see who their parents are.

§  By directly disobeying “parents”

§  If he or she has no authority, then they are not a parent.

v love them

Ø  love

§  tell them you love them every morning and night

§  forgive them even when they do not apologize

§  love them during hard times with all of your might

§  love directly after a punishment, but don’t compromise

§  let children know you love them still in a fight

§  love them all the time, because they are your special prize

v keep your word

Ø  a parent says what they mean

§  do not use mind tricks to manipulate them

§  set up clear reasonable rules that are

·       simple

·       few

·       and reasonable

§  promise a punishment if these rules are broken

§  promise to keep your word

Ø  parent mean what they say

§  when breaking the rules a parent most apply punishment

·       within ten seconds

·       and not to use their hand to execute it

¨     Suggested time out in a chair where one cannot move

¨     the hand must be an instrument of love

§  never punish via emotions

·       no shaming

·       no anger

·       no any other emotion that is not love or poker face.

§  NEVER YELL AT A KID! Never.

·       Yell at anybody else but your kid.