WHICH ARE YOU? There are two kinds of parents. Well, there are probably a lot more than that... But in my experience, most parents fall some- where in this spectrum: Friend, and Structure. Friend parents are their kids best buds. The kids can talk to them about anything. They laugh and hang together on the weekends. Structure parents keep their distance, and keep their cool. They enforce rules, set up boundaries. Kids dont open up to them about much. So the question is: Which are you? Its important to know this because if youre a friend parent, you have to put effort into setting and enforcing rules and boundaries. Your kids need them and crave them. If youre naturally a structure parent, you have to put effort into loosening up and establishing a warm connection. Sometimes your kids needs you to be a rigid, immovable structure. Sometimes they just need you to be a loving friend. So think about it ;-) Till next time, Hanshi Serrano p.s. Many parents who have trouble with discipline find martial arts to be an amazing solution. We give kids structure, fun, fitness, and more. Try our kids classes out here: kidslovemartialartsgreendale/signup.php
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 05:18:32 +0000
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