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Grex Parenting Item 48: Parenting class, week 4: "Developing responsibility"
Entered by gracel on Tue Jun 7 16:19:46 UTC 1994:

Responsibility = making choices & accepting the consequences of choices.
Blaming & punishing children influences them to avoid responsibility.
Children need freedom, within limits appropriate to age & level of
responsibility; look for opportunities to give a child *real* choices.
        If parents have problems with a child, try: prevention (by
discussing guidelines & expectations before the situation recurs);
polite requests; "I" messages; letting the child experience the
consequences.
        Lack of respect makes cooperation unlikely and encourages
resentment & hostility.  Teach children respect by showing respect to
them (whether you think they deserve it or not!).

2 responses total.

#1 of 2 by weiner on Thu Jun 16 13:38:45 1994:

ces that they can't handle.

#2 of 2 by gracel on Fri Jun 17 01:56:25 1994:

?? <expression of incomprehension>

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