Tricky kids, tricky classes
Tricky kids, tricky classes
Rules haven't gone out of style!
Building rules that stick!
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45 minute workshop - pair with another 45 minute workshop.
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To book this workshop please contact Bill Hansberry
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…If a visitor came into our home and watched our family working really well together, how would they describe our family and what was happening?
How would we be treating each other?
How would we be cooperating?
Who would be doing the jobs around the house?
How would problems and upsets be worked out?
The above questions are a great place to start when we think about building effective expectations of behaviour in our homes. This Workshop, grown from Chapter 1 of the highly popular parenting book ‘Raising Beaut Kids’, looks at what we know works and doesn’t work when we create household rules.
Do we need rules in the home? Absolutely! Can families develop clever mission statements to base their rules on? Absolutely! How important are family meetings in developing considerate and responsible kids? Really important! Rules developed in family meetings keep everyone aware of what is required of them so the family can stay on track and operate effectively. Rules create boundaries, putting kids in charge of their own behaviour. When kids know where the boundaries lie, they feel safer and steadier and develop considerate styles of thinking that serve them well into the future.
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If you think this sounds a bit fanciful, take the challenge. I’ll share practical and simple ideas from my and other families that have helped them make fast and effective tweaks to how the family hums!
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So, come along and explore some very easy steps we can all take to establish rules that stick with kids from toddlers to teens.
