Confusing Social Messages
Our balance of love and limits is determined, to a large degree, by society’s view of what is _________ or _________ when disciplining children.
- Past views: “Spanking is O.K.”
- Current views: “Spanking is NOT O.K.”
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Professionals who are available for advice usually tell parents what not to do and forget to tell them what to do instead.
- “_______-_______.”
- 90/30% Child Magazine Study:
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Magical Wands or Parenting Tools?
- A ________ is an instrument designed for a specific task. It has no ________ abilities.
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Use Prevention to Avoid Pitfalls
- 80/20 Rule.
- Parents have no difficulty explaining what __________ are occurring in their families.
- Because they have experienced these problems many times before and are likely to experience them again.
- Once parents are aware of the problems, they can predict________ and ________ these problems will occur in the _________ and thus prepare to meet them and change them.
- “Getting up to ask for drink.”
- “Forget their homework.”
- “Act out in the grocery store.”
- “Argue with their brother or sister.”
- Your child here: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________