Raising Children with values
maximize parental influence by minimizing control!
Oddly, parents gain authority by giving up the need to demonstrate their power.
INSTEAD OF ENGAGING IN POWER STRUGGLES, make Your family's values the guidelines for how you & your children relate over time.
Values-based discipline approach
Identify shared family values
We all have them
We all demonstrate them
We rarely name them
Identify the values you communicate & reinforce most frequently. Align as co-parents about which are shared family (vs individual) values.
examine your current discipline
We all react to kids’ behaviors
We aren’t always strategic or intentional
We CAN respond & feel better!
Examine your typical responses.Replace the ones that don’t align with your values. Use strategies that are effective AND reinforce your values.