This “captain of the ship” imagery really helped me, as a young parent, to understand how to be a loving, kind authority. Best-selling author and gentle parenting expert L.R. Knost explains boundaries beautifully. She says, “Boundaries are not barbed-wire fences, love. Boundaries are the...
As Brene Brown says: “Clear is kind, unclear is unkind.” The clearer you can express your boundaries, the more likely they will be respected. While you may need to repeat yourself a few times, don’t feel the need to apologize or explain your boundaries. Like an invisible fence aroun...
Teaching kids how to set boundaries is an important life skill. Here's how to to protect your kids from the people who might shrink them.
In addition, explain that being helpful to others should not involve breaking any rules or doing anything that your child isn’t comfortable with. Respect your child’s boundaries. If your child doesn’t like to be tickled or doesn’t want to be picked up and spun around, don’t push ...
Kids tend to grow out of it. The adult population of sleepwalkers is much smaller. Sleepwalking also runs in families, and occurs more often in boys than in girls. So now to the million-dollar question: Why do some of us get up and walk around in the middle of the night? Should You...
Set Boundaries for Video Game Play Any parent of a young child with ADHD knows that these kids often lack the capacity for self-regulation. This is particularly true when it comes to pleasurable activities that invite and reward hyperfocus. Thus, parents must be the ones to set and enforce ...
Good parenting techniques, such as setting clear boundaries, offering encouragement, and being responsive to a child’s needs, help children develop self-discipline, empathy, and healthy relationships. The child gains skills for navigating complex social settings and forming meaningful connections in late...
As your children gets older, it’s appropriate to discuss boundaries with people. For example, teaching them from a young age about service dogs is important. This is an area where the golden rule is a perfect teaching tool — ask your child how they want to be treated and emphasize to ...
I don’t want to pretend that teenage drinking isn’t a real issue or that my kids won’t have to deal with these issues when they get older, but by watching these things in a safe environment, with me at their side, I can quickly explain to them that this is not acceptable and ...
For small arguments, it’s best to just brush it off. Teenage years are all about trying to establish independence, meaning they won’t want to listen to what they can and can’t do. Creating boundaries is a good thing, but can lead to an angry teenager. When this happens, remind you...