Raising children...
Is it just me or does everyone think parents these days need all the help they can get?
Yesterday, the federal government released a dvd called raising children. It’s full of celebrities giving parenting advice…which, incredbly, doesn’t annoy me as much as I thought it would…
It’s something I wish I had when my kids were little. But you know what? I jumped on the website, just to have a look (www.raisingchildren.net.au) and some of the parenting tips
are good for kids of all the ages.
Here are some of them…
1. Children do as you do. Your kids watch you, if you don’t want them to swear…don’t swear. If you want them to be kind... be kind.
2. Show how you feel. If your can tell your kid honestly how their behaviour affects you, for instance, don’t say "You’re noisy!" Calmly say, "I can’t talk on the phone when you’re being noisy" By using the word 'I' you should get them to see your point of view.
3. Catch them being ‘good’. This simply means that when your child is behaving well, make sure you notice. In fact, for all kids, there is a scientific ratio - for every six positive comments, you can cope with one criticism - that’s a healthy relationship…no matter who you are, daughter, sister, mother, friend, wife, employee...six to one.
4. Get down to your kids level. If you’ve got something important to say, kneel or squat next to your kids, make them look you in the eye.
5. Listen to your kids, tell them ‘I hear you.’ Little kids get frustrated really easily. When that happens, let them explain to you why they're angry, and then and repeat their story back to them. You know yourself, it helps to know that people understand where you’re coming from.
Anyway, heaps more on the website, and even if you're not about to have a baby, the federal government is offering the dvd to all parents for a limited time....just check out the website.
Yesterday, the federal government released a dvd called raising children. It’s full of celebrities giving parenting advice…which, incredbly, doesn’t annoy me as much as I thought it would…
It’s something I wish I had when my kids were little. But you know what? I jumped on the website, just to have a look (www.raisingchildren.net.au) and some of the parenting tips
are good for kids of all the ages.
Here are some of them…
1. Children do as you do. Your kids watch you, if you don’t want them to swear…don’t swear. If you want them to be kind... be kind.
2. Show how you feel. If your can tell your kid honestly how their behaviour affects you, for instance, don’t say "You’re noisy!" Calmly say, "I can’t talk on the phone when you’re being noisy" By using the word 'I' you should get them to see your point of view.
3. Catch them being ‘good’. This simply means that when your child is behaving well, make sure you notice. In fact, for all kids, there is a scientific ratio - for every six positive comments, you can cope with one criticism - that’s a healthy relationship…no matter who you are, daughter, sister, mother, friend, wife, employee...six to one.
4. Get down to your kids level. If you’ve got something important to say, kneel or squat next to your kids, make them look you in the eye.
5. Listen to your kids, tell them ‘I hear you.’ Little kids get frustrated really easily. When that happens, let them explain to you why they're angry, and then and repeat their story back to them. You know yourself, it helps to know that people understand where you’re coming from.
Anyway, heaps more on the website, and even if you're not about to have a baby, the federal government is offering the dvd to all parents for a limited time....just check out the website.
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