1. May 7th
List and describe the 3 parenting styles

2. Fostering Self-Esteem
Positive Guidance
Fostering Self-Esteem

4. Positive Guidance Set Limits Be Firm & Consistent
This helps children learn to control themselves & feel secure
Be Firm & Consistent
Children should know what to expect
If it wasn’t OK to do yesterday, it is not OK to do today.
Do not set standards UNREASONABLY high
Children are not miniature adults so don’t over-estimate their abilities and maturity
Give Reasons
Don’t just say “Because I said so”.
If they understand the reason, they are more likely to comply

6. Positive Guidance Don’t Make Threats!
Don’t threaten kids with consequences you can not or will not follow through with.
Substitute acceptable for unacceptable activities
Try to tell them what they can or should do, not what they can’t!
Give Choices
Either-Or Choices
When-Then Choices

7. Cookie Lady Clip

8. Positive Guidance Provide more successes than failures
If they have more failures than successes, back up to where success is achieved, and then move ahead gradually.
A child who is over-protected and not allowed to fail will learn to try only if success is guaranteed.
Provide opportunities for practice to improve skills.
Focus on the Good Behavior and eliminate the negative
Catch them doing something right more often than what they are doing something wrong

10. Have set Routines Positive Guidance Children thrive on routine
When they know what to expect they are less likely to argue

12. Positive Guidance Give Encouragement Be Available
Help your child develop talents
Every child needs to feel that they are good at something. Give them encouragement and opportunities to try new things.
Encourage THEIR talents, not the ones you wish they had.
Give Encouragement
Recognize the effort and improvement, not just the final accomplishment.
Be Available
Give them support when they need it!
Spend time together. Work, talk and share activities together.

14. Give your children responsibility.
Positive Guidance
Give your children responsibility.
Give them chores that are appropriate for their age.
Give them family jobs so that they feel valued and important to the family.

16. Try to understand their point of view.
Positive Guidance
Try to understand their point of view.
Take their ideas, emotions and feelings seriously
Do not belittle them by saying things like, “That is nothing to cry over”, or “You’ll get over it”.

18. Positive Guidance Allow Independence
Let them do things for themselves.
Let them work through a problem.
Give them choices as early as possible.

19. A natural consequence happens naturally.
Natural Consequences
A natural consequence happens naturally.
It means that you let whatever follows poor behavior happen.
Examples:
If you don’t eat you get hungry.
If you leave your toys outside they could be ruined by the weather, or stolen.

20. Example of logical consequences:
Logical consequence are created by parents. Sometimes a natural consequence is not appropriate to let happen.
Such as getting a child off the road instead of letting the natural consequence happen
Example of logical consequences:
When Ryan paints on the wall he has to clean the wall.