#parent's toolkit

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The Parent's Toolkit - Avoiding Opposition

(Image Source: visiblelearningplus.com) By Ken Fields Getting kids to do what you want them to do, and often what they need to do, can be challenging. Part of the strategy to move them in the direction you want, as a parent, is how you use language and communicate with them... >>Read More at ezinearticles.com

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The Parent's Toolkit: Avoiding Opposition

(Image Source: buzzle.com) By Ken Fields Getting kids to do what you want them to do, and often what they need to do, can be challenging. Part of the strategy to move them in the direction you want, as a parent, is how you use language and communicate with them. Often strategic communication is required as kids will €play€ you and can easily get the upper hand. One of the developmental tasks kids face is individuation and there is often no better way that opposing parents. Following are some simple scenarios which might help you get an idea about how strategic communication can work. Comments in parenthesis will explain the strategy involved in each communication. The scene is a parent trying to get their child to go do their homework. The scene, however, could be just about anything a parent wants or needs their child to do. >>Read More at goarticles.com