Below you will find 13 video shorts on simple ways to use Active Parenting
Active parenting involves using skills derived from certain fundamental principles.
Active parents believe that behavior should be goal directed. This means that a person practicing active parenting is not simply trying to make their kids behave for the sake of behaving, as some authoritarian parents do. Instead, active parenting involves setting goals for your children to achieve and creating standards of behavior within those goals. Those goals can be as simple as a goal to be polite, or as complex as a goal to get into a good college. Behaviors that lead toward the goal are encouraged and rewarded while behaviors that detract from the goal are discouraged.
Active parenting is also based on the principle that social interactions between parents and children are the defining elements of the parent/child relationship. Thus, active parents are encouraged to think about how they behave towards their children, and what effect that behavior will have. Active parents should treat their children with respect and ultimately focus on strengthening the relationship with every interaction. The principle of mutual respect that is involved in active parenting also dictates the structure of parent/child interactions and supports the belief that interactions should be positively focused.
The idea that you must walk in the shoes of others is also an essential principle associated with active parenting. This means parents are encouraged to think about things from their child’s point of view and consider where their children are coming from. Parents should ask probing questions and attempt to identify why a child is doing a certain behavior, rather than just reacting to negative behavior.
How to Employ Active Parenting
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| Dr. Michael H. Popkin |
source: http://enlightenme.com/active-parenting/
