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(1) ALWAYS move from gray to black and white
(2) ALWAYS make it their choice to disobey or do something to make them take ownership of the behaviors
(1) Napping/Bed/No Quiet Time
(2) Fighting (more…)
Do you ever wonder what makes a person grow up and be unable to admit a mistake?
Do you ever wonder what makes a person grow up and be unable to apologize?
Do you ever wonder if PR peeps are really on top of it? 🙂
After seeing the ladies on The View give a poor excuse for an apology to Miss Colorado (okay, not to her….to the world, um, sort of…), there are millions of people scratching their heads wondering some of those same things.
In this podcast episode, Donna Reish (author of “Raising Kids With Character Parenting Seminar” and over forty curriculum books and blogger {Character Ink and Language Lady}) answers a reader’s questions about solving common preschool behavior problems. This episode is a sequel to last week’s handling of preschoolers who are unusually high need during the day, uncooperative, and somewhat bored. As usual, Donna begins with two opening thoughts: (1) Taking behaviors (and your handling of them!) from gray to black and white and (2) Helping children learn to take responsibility for their behaviors.
Click here to listen to “Turning “Unusually” High-Need Preschoolers Into the Darling Angels They Were Meant to Be”
Opening Thoughts
(1) “Unusually” because preschoolers are high need by nature (and we wouldn’t want it any other way!)
(2) Preschool indicates ages three to five (or even six in some cases)*
(3) Behavior Absolutes—set in place first and foremost for ALL of the time (don’t just work on during the day)
*I have tons of toddler information (see links list) and even some kindergarten/pre-reading things (also see links!). Don’t disregard the toddler info as being too immature or the kindergarten material as being only for the future.
In this podcast episode, Donna Reish (author of “Raising Kids With Character Parenting Seminar” and over forty curriculum books and blogger {Character Ink and Language Lady}) answers a reader’s questions about preschoolers who are unusually high need during the day, uncooperative, and somewhat bored. As usual, Donna begins with opening thought about behavior absolutes and setting the stage for successful days. She then delves into structuring a child’s day to ward off some of the problems before they begin (schedules in terms of time blocks, involving the preschooler, teaching him, teaching focusing skills, etc.). Finally, she tackles three “biggies” with this age: fighting, whining, and not accepting Mom’s answers.
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I get asked a lot about getting kids on board. Helping them not to see chores as a means to an end (i.e. do chores, get computer time) but rather as something that builds the family up, that we do because we are unified in our love for our family, etc.
