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    May 11th, 2009Christophercommunicating with children

    Sometimes children are incredibly stubborn. But other times they pay attention and are remarkably receptive. No matter how they are, their parents love them and all they want is to provide their children with everything they might need and to make them feel protected at all times. Sometimes, as a parent you seem to be in need of a “dictionary” that can give you the best solution in the relation between you and your son or daughter. Because fighting and yelling won’t solve a thing you must find out…

    … Which are the five things you have to say to you child?

    1. “Please make up your mind!”
    If you use this way of approach when you ask your child to do something – or not to do something anymore – you say loud and clear what you mean and you are showing the child that he or she is responsible for his or hers actions. This way of getting into a conversation has the gift of teaching the little one what cause and effect mean and, not lastly it doesn’t make you “the bad person”.

    2. “I love you but I don’t like the way you are acting.”
    If you need to teach him a think or two about discipline, you have to make him understand the difference between the deeds done and the person that does them.
    Saying that you love him is very important, because this way he realizes the main purpose of the conversation is not to punish him, but to show him what is right to do and how he should behave. Read the rest of this entry »

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