Situation: Your kids are fighting and you don’t want to nurture aggression or weakness. How should you respond? Parent Talk Summary: Anytime you do something different with your kids, it gets their attention. Say “freeze!” for example, instead of “stop it.” Tell aggressor to “Hold it right there. You’re a ...
Parents’ response to fights can nurture weakness or aggression. Situation: When kids are fighting a parent’s response can nurture the wrong behavior. Parent Talk Tip: Family counselor Diane Moore tells a typical example of a parent that “gets on” the mean one and “huggin’ up” the victim. She says parents ...
Situation: Homeschooling mom is exhausted because kids are fighting. Parent Talk tip: Have a homeschool class on fighting. Teach the kids how to fight. In the business world, it’s called negotiating or communicating. For a parent, it’s part of discretion – learning what works, what doesn’t and doing things that ...