Mary Sheedy Kurcinka Ed.D and Lynn Jessen MA
“I hate you!” “You can’t make me.” “You are stupid!” “No, I won’t!” When your child stomps his feet and declares you are the worst parent in the world, it is not easy to keep your cool. That’s when it’s important to realize your child is attempting to assert himself, an essential life skill, but he doesn’t know how to do so tactfully.
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If a behavior is unsafe, hurtful, or disrespectful to self, others, or the environment, it’s time to step in and set a limit. A limit tells the child what needs to happen. Why it needs to happen. When it needs to happen and what you will do if it does not happen. A limit can be used to either stop or start a behavior.
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Lynn and I have created a few simple phrases that help to resolve conflict. Phrases that can reduce power struggles and communicate your willingness to listen.
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Does your anxiety level rise with the mere thought of taking your spirited child out in public? Are you tempted to just stay home?
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Sometimes, despite having a consistent step-by-step transition plan in place your child may refuse to follow the plan. What do you do?
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Your child dumps his cereal bowl on the floor. The four year old knocks down the two year old. You tell your child he can’t buy something and now he’s screaming at the top of his lungs in the middle of the store.
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