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| Parenting Tips |
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| The STEP program has created clear and concise instructions on how to meet the parenting challenge of raising responsible, cooperative, happy children and how to take the anxiety out of the parenting role and replace it with confidence. The program broadly encompasses two aspects of parenting; understanding children and parenting skills. |
| Through skills improvement and development we can build strong, positive, lifelong relationship, and these can serve as guidelines for building a happy home. |
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“Children Need Encouragement
Like Plants Need Water”
Rudolf Dreikurs |
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| Language of Encouragement |
- I can see you put a lot of effort into that.
- It looks as if you spent a lot of time thinking that through.
- Look how much progress you’ve made.
- I have confidence in your judgment.
- I believe in you.
- You are improving in _____________. (Be specific).
- You can help us solve the problem.
- Show me how you did that.
- Keep trying. Dont give up.
- You will figure it out.
- You’re almost there.
- You may not fell that you’ve reached your goal, but look how far you’ve come.
- I can understand how you feel, but I’m sure you’ll be able to handle it.
- I liked the way you handled that.
- I’m sure you can straighten this out, but if you need any help, you know where to find me.
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| Encouragement Activities For Parents |
- Spend at least ten minutes every day alone with each child.
- Write a note of encouragement and put it in your child’s lunchbox, slip it under the bedroom door or tape it up to the bathroom mirror.
- Acknowledge your child’s feelings.
- Say “I love you” to your child daily.
- Listen to your child’s opinions.
- Notice the positive things your child does daily.
- Ask your child to solve a problem for you.
- Give your child opportunities to have a say in decisions that affect him/her.
- Recognize improvement and effort, not just a finished product.
- Let your child know it is O.K. to make mistakes.
- Hug your child every day.
- Have family meetings.
- Write a story together where your child is the star.
- Have fun together. Play games, tell jokes or sing together.
- Share compliments at the dinner table.
- Give appreciation statements.
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