First of all, I never thought I would be excited over a parenting class. But I am. Gavin's preschool teacher (Whose praises I can sing all day long) got a calling to teach this parenting class in her ward. She extended the offer to any who wanted to attended. Tonight was the first night and already I have learned a ton, and felt guilty about a ton more (LOL). So, every week I will share a few bits of what I have found interesting or helpful.
-Listen to understand your child. You dont have to agree. Just listen to understand where they are coming from.
-Try not to say NO. Use other phrases like...Well, you can after... Then we you do say NO they understand the importance of it.
-For little ones (ages 1-3) Tell them what they should to not what they shouldnt do! Dont tell them, DONT run in the street. They dont understand the word DONT, they just hear run in the street. Instead say Lets play on the grass.
Looking forward to next week.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Parenting 101
Posted by Amber at 8:47 PM
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5 comments:
Very cool! Thank you for sharing! I would love to go to something like that if Jacob didn't have mutual! At least I can get some insight from you. Keep it coming!
What a fun class! Good tips to know also!
YYep! Ned is at mutual too, so I appreciate the tips and enjoyed reading them, now just putting them into practice is the real trial...ha ha ha
those are good thoughts! we have tried from the beginning not to say"no" to alex but man it's hard to do!
Thanks for the tips. How is the pregnancy coming along. SIck? I sure hope not. I still get sick thinking about being pregnant!
yes, the plan is to come to the wedding although we're still sorting out the details. Jen might just come w/out the kiddos. But yes, we sure how to see you!! Esp the your cute prego self:)
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